The woman, who posted frequently on the video sharing platform about animal rights and veganism, said she believed YouTube had discriminated against her.
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A 39-year-old woman who alleged that YouTube "discriminated and filtered" her videos has been identified as the shooter who opened fire Tuesday at the company's California headquarters, injuring three people before turning the gun on herself.
Police identified the shooter as Nasim Najafi Aghdam of San Diego.
Multiple YouTube channels that belonged to Aghdam, where she frequently posted about animal rights and veganism, were terminated Tuesday night after she was identified as the shooter.
Google did not respond to a request for comment.
Aghdam's father, Ismail, said she had been missing for several days and was located by police in Mountain View, California, early Tuesday morning. He told the Mercury News that he informed authorities his daughter might be going to YouTube because she "hated" the company.
A spokesperson for the Mountain View Police Department confirmed that officers made contact with Aghdam.
"Officers located an adult female by the same name asleep in a vehicle in a Mountain View parking lot early this morning," Mountain View spokesperson Katie Nelson told BuzzFeed News in an email. "The woman confirmed her identity to us and answered subsequent questions."
Nelson said officers then notified Aghdam's family that she had been located.
Aghdam posted numerous videos and pictures on social media platforms, including YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Telegram, and a personal website.
Via nasimesabz.com
Aghdam posted frequently about animal rights, vegan recipes, and alleged that YouTube was discriminating against her.
"Youtube filtered my channels to keep them from getting views!" she wrote on her website, claiming that she received 10 cents in revenue after 300,000 video views.
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"There is no equal growth opportunity on TouTube," she wrote on her website.
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Aghdam said a video featuring her doing exercises had been "age restricted" by "close-minded YouTube employees."
She said the video had "nothing bad in it — nothing sexual" and alleged YouTube restricted it because "it got famous and was getting many views, so they age-restricted that video to keep it from getting views."
YouTube has a policy that restricts videos that "may not be appropriate for all audiences" to users older than 18. This means that "age-restricted videos" are not shown unless a viewer has logged into YouTube and verified their age.
YouTube lists four reasons for deeming videos age-restricted, which include vulgar language, violence and disturbing imagery, nudity and sexually suggestive content, and portrayal of harmful or dangerous activities.
Videos that are age-restricted are not eligible for YouTube's payment system.
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Aghdam compared her "workout video" to videos by "Nicki Minaj, Miley [Cyrus] and many others that have sexual things so inappropriate for children to watch," but they "don't get age-restricted."
![Aghdam compared her "workout video" to videos by "Nicki Minaj, Miley [Cyrus] and many others that have sexual things so inappropriate for children to watch," but they "don't get age-restricted."](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2018-04/4/1/asset/buzzfeed-prod-web-02/sub-buzz-16731-1522818582-5.png?resize=625:351)
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On another YouTube channel that appeared to belong to Aghdam, where she mostly posted about animal rights and veganism, a large banner declared the channel had been "filtered and demonetized."
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And in a screenshot posted on her website, a YouTube notice said one of Aghdam's channels was "no longer eligible for monetization."
YouTube's monetization program pays video creators, who allow advertisements on their content, based on how many people watch their videos. Although the company says, "there are no guarantees under the YouTube partner agreement about how much, or whether, you will be paid."
Last year, YouTube began to face increased scrutiny over inappropriate material on the site, and the company has started to flag more content in response. YouTube also announced earlier this year that it would be demonetizing channels with less than 1,000 subscribers.
Via nasimesabz.com
Aghdam posted videos on her YouTube channels claiming the platform was censoring and filtering her work, which she said meant she was receiving fewer views and therefore less revenue.
“I’m being discriminated and filtered on YouTube,” she said in a video. “My new videos hardly get views, and my old videos that used to get many videos stopped getting views."
Via YouTube
Last year, she posted a photo on Facebook of a person holding a sign calling YouTube a "dictatorship" and alleging "suppression of truth."
Via Facebook
In another video posted on Instagram, Aghdam wore what she described as her "ninja look" and asked her audience: "When it comes to freedom of speech, do you think that Iran is better than USA or USA is better than Iran?"
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A 2009 news report in the San Diego Union Tribune included a woman who appears to be Aghdam protesting with the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
In a photo, Aghdam is seen wearing a wig and jeans with large blood drops painted on her clothing while holding a plastic sword to protest the US Marines' killing of pigs in a military exercise.
“For me, animal rights equal human rights,” she said.
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