Steven Crowder#Louder with Crowder

Crowder was born on July 7, 1987, in Detroit, Michigan. He has an older brother named Jordan. His mother was French Canadian, and at the age of three, his family moved to the Montreal suburb of Greenfield Park, Quebec, Canada where he would live for the rest of his childhood.{{cite web |last1=Shapiro |first1=Ben |title=Steven Crowder: The Ben Shapiro Show Sunday Special Ep. 19 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNE2h1eBne8 | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211102/LNE2h1eBne8| archive-date=November 2, 2021 | url-status=live|publisher=The Ben Shapiro Show|via=YouTube|date=September 16, 2018|access-date=May 11, 2021}}{{cbignore}} Crowder attended Centennial Regional High School in Greenfield Park, Quebec, and at the age of 18, he moved back to the United States.{{cite web |title=THE 'LOUDERWITHCROWDER' TEAM REMEMBERS: WHERE WE WERE ON 9/11 |url=https://www.louderwithcrowder.com/the-louderwithcrowder-team-remembers-where-we-were-on-911 |website=louderwithcrowder.com |date=September 11, 2015 |access-date=May 1, 2020 |archive-date=September 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927163753/https://www.louderwithcrowder.com/the-louderwithcrowder-team-remembers-where-we-were-on-911 |url-status=live }} Crowder attended two semesters at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont.{{cite news |last1=Dickson |first1=Caitlin |title=The Unmaking of a Conservative Pundit |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-unmaking-of-a-conservative-pundit |website=The Daily Beast |language=en |date=November 3, 2013 |access-date=October 24, 2018 |archive-date=May 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524040133/https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-unmaking-of-a-conservative-pundit |url-status=live }}

At age 12, he worked as a voice actor for the character Alan "The Brain" Powers on the children's television series Arthur.{{cite web |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Steven-Crowder/ |title=Behind the Voice Steven Crowder |website=Behind the Voice Actors |access-date=June 10, 2019 |archive-date=December 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208094144/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Steven-Crowder/ |url-status=live }} He began performing stand-up comedy at age 17. He then acted in a number of films, including the role of Doug Moore in the 2009 movie To Save a Life. From 2009 to 2012, Crowder worked for Fox News.

By 2009, Crowder regularly posted videos on politically conservative media, including Pajamas Media{{cite web | url = https://www.foxnews.com/story/pajamas-tv-reporter-tracks-stimulus-spending | title = Pajamas TV Reporter Tracks Stimulus Spending | work = Hannity | publisher = Fox News | date = August 11, 2009 | access-date = December 13, 2012 | archive-date = November 3, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121103102028/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,538937,00.html | url-status = live }}{{Better source needed|reason=Fox News is not a reliable source for political content.|date=February 2025}} and later at Andrew Breitbart's Big Hollywood. Crowder served as the master of ceremonies at the 2011 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC),{{cite web | title = CPAC 2011: Schedule of events | url = http://www.conservative.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/SCHEDULE-OF-EVENTS-MASTER-2-4-11WEB.pdf | publisher = Conservative Political Action Conference | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120916222958/http://www.conservative.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/SCHEDULE-OF-EVENTS-MASTER-2-4-11WEB.pdf | archive-date = September 16, 2012 | df = mdy-all }} and generated some controversy with a rap video he premiered at CPAC 2012.{{cite web | url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-crowder/cpac-2012-rap-video_b_1273779.html | first = Steven | last = Crowder | title = Stop Lying and Let Racism Die | work = HuffPost | date = February 13, 2012}}

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At a December 2012 protest, Crowder was punched repeatedly in the face by a union member who claimed he was acting in self defense after being pushed to the ground.

Crowder and members of Americans for Prosperity were at a demonstration in Michigan concerning the state's recently passed right-to-work law.{{cite news | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2012/12/11/fox-news-contributor-attacked-at-michigan-union-protest// | title = Fox News contributor attacked at Michigan union protest | newspaper = The Washington Post | access-date = April 11, 2013 | date = December 11, 2012 | first = Erik | last = Wemple | archive-date = December 12, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121212101013/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2012/12/11/fox-news-contributor-attacked-at-michigan-union-protest/ | url-status = live }} The incident began with an attempt by union activists to tear down the Americans for Prosperity tent, which was eventually successful. During the altercation, Crowder was punched several times by a union activist. Crowder posted an edited video of the incident to his YouTube channel that cut footage of the alleged assailant being pushed to the ground and getting back up, right before throwing the punches at Crowder. However, Fox News' broadcasts of the incident included footage of the man being pushed. The New York Times stated, "The same footage also shows that Mr. Crowder had his hand on that man's shoulder just before he tumbled to the ground, but, while the camera does not capture the whole sequence of events, it seems likely that the man was knocked to the ground as members of the two sides pushed against one other, not shoved down by Mr. Crowder."{{cite news|last=Mackey|first=Robert|title=Selective Editing by Fox News Contributor Revealed by Fox News|url=https://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/12/selective-editing-by-fox-news-contributor-revealed-by-fox-news/|work=The New York Times|date=December 13, 2012|access-date=September 24, 2020|archive-date=August 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200828213300/https://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/12/selective-editing-by-fox-news-contributor-revealed-by-fox-news/|url-status=live}} Crowder later released an unedited copy of the video.{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/12/20/fox-news-contributor-releases-unedited-footage-fight-at-union-rally/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121221033808/http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/12/20/fox-news-contributor-releases-unedited-footage-fight-at-union-rally/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 21, 2012|title=Fox News contributor releases unedited footage of fight at union rally|date=December 20, 2012|publisher=Fox News}}

An AFL–CIO spokesman, Eddie Vale, stated that the organization did not condone the tearing down of the Americans for Prosperity tent or the violence against Crowder and his group.{{cite web | url = http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/12/afp-tent-michigan.php | title = AFL–CIO: 'Of Course We Do Not Condone' Ripping Down Of AFP Tent In Michigan | publisher = Talking Points Memo | first = Evan | last = McMorris-Santoro | work = TPM | date = December 11, 2012 | access-date = April 10, 2013 | archive-date = May 11, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130511192353/http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/12/afp-tent-michigan.php | url-status = live }}

In March 2013, Ingham County Prosecutor Stuart Dunnings III declined to press charges against anyone involved in the December 2012 altercation. According to Dunnings, his office was originally sent an edited version of the video of Crowder's altercation. However, upon reviewing the unedited version, the prosecutor's office decided not to pursue the case because the union member had acted in self-defense.{{cite news | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2013/03/08/fox-newss-steven-crowder-fistfight-case-no-charges/ | title = Fox News's Steven Crowder fistfight case: No charges | newspaper = The Washington Post | access-date = April 11, 2013 | date = March 8, 2013 | first = Erik | last = Wemple | archive-date = March 8, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130308195746/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2013/03/08/fox-newss-steven-crowder-fistfight-case-no-charges/ | url-status = live }}

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In October 2013, Fox News ended its relationship with Crowder. This was announced shortly after Crowder made negative statements about Fox News host Sean Hannity and about Fox News. In 2017, the Louder with Crowder program, featuring mainly comedic content and political commentary, became a daily program featured on Conservative Review{{'}}s new streaming service, CRTV. On December 3, 2018, CRTV merged with Glenn Beck's TheBlaze,{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/glenn-beck-mark-levin-create-conservative-media-powerhouse-1165665 |last1=Bond |first1=Paul |title=TheBlaze and CRTV Merge to Create Conservative Media Powerhouse (Exclusive) |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=December 2, 2018 |access-date=June 28, 2020 |archive-date=December 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181218035832/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/glenn-beck-mark-levin-create-conservative-media-powerhouse-1165665 |url-status=live }} where Crowder was hosted until December 2022,{{cn|date=January 2023}} alongside his YouTube channel, which has existed since 2009.{{Cite news|date=February 20, 2014|title=Popular comic to help raise funds for county GOP women|work=The Courier|url=http://www.yourconroenews.com/news/article/Popular-comic-to-help-raise-funds-for-county-GOP-9502998.php|access-date=November 10, 2017|archive-date=November 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110171504/http://www.yourconroenews.com/news/article/Popular-comic-to-help-raise-funds-for-county-GOP-9502998.php|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last1=Bergan|first1=Mark|date=October 12, 2020|title=A Conservative YouTuber Thrives By Pushing Conflict With Site|work=Bloomberg|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-12/youtube-can-t-win-with-steven-crowder|url-status=live|access-date=October 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201015051718/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-12/youtube-can-t-win-with-steven-crowder|archive-date=October 15, 2020}}

"Change My Mind" is a regular segment conducted by Crowder in which he sits at a table with a sign including the phrase "Change My Mind" and invites people walking by, often students at a university campus, to change his mind on a controversial subject. A photograph of Crowder seated behind a sign in February 2018 reading "Male Privilege is a Myth | Change My Mind" outside the Texas Christian University campus became an Internet meme.{{Cite news|url=https://rare.us/rare-humor/man-defending-male-privilege-just-became-the-intenets-newest-photoshop-battle/|title=Man defending male privilege just became the intenet's newest photoshop battle|date=February 24, 2018|work=Rare|access-date=July 9, 2018|language=en-US|archive-date=July 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709185644/https://rare.us/rare-humor/man-defending-male-privilege-just-became-the-intenets-newest-photoshop-battle/|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/world-news/and-finally/15-examples-of-the-change-my-mind-meme-that-show-the-distracted-boyfriend-has-been-usurped-36672069.html|title=15 examples of the Change My Mind meme that show the Distracted Boyfriend has been usurped|work=Irish Independent|access-date=July 9, 2018|language=en|archive-date=July 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709185058/https://www.independent.ie/world-news/and-finally/15-examples-of-the-change-my-mind-meme-that-show-the-distracted-boyfriend-has-been-usurped-36672069.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-03-29/conservative-comedian-changes-mind-will-make-scaled-down-appearance-ui.html|title=Conservative comedian changes mind, will make scaled-down appearance at UI|work=News Gazette|access-date=April 30, 2018|language=en}} Variations of the meme often feature humorously controversial statements in place of "Male Privilege is a Myth", such as "Pineapple goes on pizza".{{Cite news |last=Hathaway |first=Jay |date=February 26, 2018 |title=Steven Crowder Made a Dumb 'Male Privilege' Sign that Got Parodied |language=en-US |work=The Daily Dot |url=https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/steven-crowder-sign-meme/ |access-date=July 9, 2018 |archive-date=July 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709155032/https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/steven-crowder-sign-meme/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite news|url=https://mashable.com/2018/03/05/all-the-memes-change-my-mind/|title=The 'Change My Mind' meme is revealing a lot about the internet's strongest beliefs|work=Mashable|access-date=July 9, 2018|language=en|archive-date=July 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240730011922/https://mashable.com/video/all-the-memes-change-my-mind|url-status=live}}

Francesca Tripodi, a sociologist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, said that Crowder is "very popular, especially among young, conservative voters". Stanford researcher Becca Lewis told Bloomberg News that while Crowder does not directly express white nationalist views, his channel "has some of the most overt racism of any of the shows I've looked at". Crowder's channel faced similar criticism after he described CBS reporter Betty Yu's face as "aggressively Asian", with CBS and KPIX-TV condemning what they described as the "horrific, racist comments" and "demeaning Asian stereotypes" on his show.{{cite web|first1=Sarakshi|last1=Rai|accessdate=January 29, 2022|title=CBS official rips 'horrific, racist comments' by conservative commentator Steven Crowder|url=https://thehill.com/media/577767-cbs-official-rips-horrific-racist-comments-by-conservative-commentator-steven-crowder|date=October 21, 2021|website=The Hill}}{{cite web|accessdate=January 29, 2022|title=Outrage grows after conservative host's remarks on reporter's Asian features|date=October 22, 2021|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/outrage-grows-conservative-hosts-remarks-reporters-asian-features-rcna3590|publisher=NBC News|archive-date=January 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129064832/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/outrage-grows-conservative-hosts-remarks-reporters-asian-features-rcna3590|url-status=live}}{{cite web|accessdate=January 29, 2022|title=Conservative commentator's racist remarks about Asian American reporter draw backlash|url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-10-22/conservative-commentator-anti-asian-comments-about-tv-reporter-draw-backlash|date=October 22, 2021|website=Los Angeles Times|archive-date=January 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129064826/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-10-22/conservative-commentator-anti-asian-comments-about-tv-reporter-draw-backlash|url-status=live}}

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Crowder's show has also seen success on Apple's podcast list, having remained on the top 100 list over the course of 2020.{{Cite web|last=Meserole|first=Valerie Wirtschafter and Chris|date=January 4, 2022|title=Prominent political podcasters played key role in spreading the 'Big Lie'|url=https://www.brookings.edu/techstream/prominent-political-podcasters-played-key-role-in-spreading-the-big-lie/|access-date=January 27, 2022|website=Brookings|language=en-US|archive-date=January 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127035449/https://www.brookings.edu/techstream/prominent-political-podcasters-played-key-role-in-spreading-the-big-lie/|url-status=live}} On YouTube, the Louder with Crowder podcast has 5.94 million subscribers and his secondary channel CrowderBits has approximately 1.21 million subscribers.{{Cite web|last=Haasch|first=Palmer|title=Conservative YouTuber Steven Crowder said that he could 'physically feel death' several days after a 'mild lung collapse'|url=https://www.insider.com/steven-crowder-health-illness-hospitalized-lung-collapse-2021-7|access-date=January 27, 2022|website=Insider|language=en-US|archive-date=July 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240730011922/https://www.businessinsider.com/steven-crowder-health-illness-hospitalized-lung-collapse-2021-7|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=CrowderBits - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMAtX9eFBpwc4LtgvbqsOpQ |access-date=2023-02-08 |website=www.youtube.com |archive-date=February 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208212318/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMAtX9eFBpwc4LtgvbqsOpQ |url-status=live }}

In June 2019, YouTube investigated Crowder for his use of racist and homophobic slurs towards Carlos Maza in multiple videos reacting to the Vox series Strikethrough, which Maza hosts. Crowder referred to Maza using homophobic slurs and mocked his voice while sometimes wearing an offensive shirt.{{Cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/krystieyandoli/carlos-maza-youtube-hate-speech|title=Vox Host Carlos Maza Is Blasting YouTube For Not Adequately Enforcing Its Hate Speech Policies|website=BuzzFeed News|date=June 4, 2019|language=en|access-date=June 5, 2019|archive-date=June 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604213842/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/krystieyandoli/carlos-maza-youtube-hate-speech|url-status=live}} Maza expressed disappointment in YouTube for not providing enough protection against alleged harassment. Vox Media's The Verge published an article stating that Crowder's videos "routinely contain egregious violations of YouTube's policies against cyberbullying".{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/31/18647621/youtube-steven-crowder-bullying-harassment-twitter-vox-carlos-maza|title=YouTube investigating right-wing pundit Steven Crowder for harassing Vox.com host|last=Alexander|first=Julia|date=May 31, 2019|website=The Verge|access-date=June 1, 2019|archive-date=May 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531230727/https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/31/18647621/youtube-steven-crowder-bullying-harassment-twitter-vox-carlos-maza|url-status=live}} Crowder responded with a video where he said his use of slurs was "playful ribbing" on his show and that he is opposed to doxxing and harassment.{{Cite web|last=Asarch|first=Steven|date=May 31, 2019|title=Carlos Maza, a journalist for Vox, speaks out about the harassment he's received from Steven Crowder and his fans|url=https://www.newsweek.com/vox-carlos-maza-steven-crowder-twitter-youtube-1441076|access-date=June 1, 2019|website=Newsweek|language=en-US|archive-date=June 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190601000407/https://www.newsweek.com/vox-carlos-maza-steven-crowder-twitter-youtube-1441076|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/policy/technology/technology/446470-youtube-investigating-conservative-commentator-steven-crowder|title=YouTube investigating conservative commentator Steven Crowder|last=Frazin|first=Rachel|date=June 1, 2019|website=The Hill|access-date=June 3, 2019|archive-date=June 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602213132/https://thehill.com/policy/technology/technology/446470-youtube-investigating-conservative-commentator-steven-crowder|url-status=live}}

While YouTube acknowledged that Crowder's language was hurtful, it initially concluded that "the videos as posted don't violate our policies", determining Crowder had not encouraged his viewers to harass or dox Maza and that the main point of his video was to respond to opinion.{{cite magazine |last1=Gajanan |first1=Mahita |title=YouTube Says Homophobic Harassment Targeting a Popular Host Doesn't Violate Its Policies |url=https://time.com/5601302/youtube-vox-carlos-maza-steven-crowder-homophobia |access-date=June 5, 2019 |magazine=Time |date=June 5, 2019 |archive-date=June 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605195246/https://time.com/5601302/youtube-vox-carlos-maza-steven-crowder-homophobia/ |url-status=live }} The decision to not suspend the channel drew considerable criticism.{{cite news|last1=Rosenburg|first1=Eli|date=June 4, 2019|title=A right-wing YouTuber hurled racist, homophobic taunts at a gay reporter. The company did nothing.|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/06/05/right-wing-youtuber-hurled-racist-homophobic-taunts-gay-reporter-company-did-nothing/|access-date=June 5, 2019|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190605193252/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/06/05/right-wing-youtuber-hurled-racist-homophobic-taunts-gay-reporter-company-did-nothing/?noredirect=on|archive-date=June 5, 2019|url-status=live}} The next day, YouTube suspended the channel's monetization, describing the objectionable content as "a pattern of egregious actions harmed the broader community".{{Cite tweet |user=TeamYouTube |number=1136341801109843968 |title=Update on our continued review–we have suspended this channel's monetization. We came to this decision because a pattern of egregious actions has harmed the broader community and is against our YouTube Partner Program policies.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605184853/https://twitter.com/TeamYouTube/status/1136341801109843968|archive-date=June 5, 2019|url-status=live|}} The reversal of the decision not to suspend the channel drew considerable criticism as well.{{cite news |last1=Concha |first1=Joe |title=Ted Cruz throws support behind Steven Crowder: 'YouTube is not the Star Chamber' |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/media/447264-ted-cruz-throws-support-behind-steven-crowder-youtube-is-not-the-star-chamber |access-date=June 7, 2019 |work=The Hill |date=June 6, 2019 |archive-date=June 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607155642/https://thehill.com/homenews/media/447264-ted-cruz-throws-support-behind-steven-crowder-youtube-is-not-the-star-chamber |url-status=live }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/tech/youtube-steven-crowder-carlos-maza-vox-adpocalypse|title=YouTube ends monetization of conservative commentator Steven Crowder's channel, several others after left-wing outrage|last=Re|first=Gregg|date=June 5, 2019|publisher=Fox News|language=en-US|access-date=June 11, 2019|archive-date=October 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027091321/https://www.foxnews.com/tech/youtube-steven-crowder-carlos-maza-vox-adpocalypse|url-status=live}} In August 2020, YouTube re-monetized some of Crowder's content on the site, stating that Crowder's content had since become compliant with YouTube policy.{{cite web |last1=Ghosh |first1=Shona |title=YouTube restores Steven Crowder's ability to make cash from videos, a year after the conservative star was accused of homophobic harassment |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/youtube-restores-steven-crowder-monetization-carlos-maza-2020-8 |website=Business Insider |date=August 13, 2020 |access-date=September 2, 2020 |archive-date=August 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819064044/https://www.businessinsider.com/youtube-restores-steven-crowder-monetization-carlos-maza-2020-8 |url-status=live }}

Crowder announced in February 2021 that he filed a lawsuit against Facebook, alleging he was unfairly censored by the platform.{{cite web|url=https://www.deseret.com/indepth/2021/2/2/22262214/report-social-media-doesnt-censor-conservatives-comedian-steven-crowder-would-like-word-nyu-lawsuit|title=A new report says social media doesn't censor conservatives. Comedian Steven Crowder would like a word|publisher=deseret.com|date=February 2, 2021|access-date=June 3, 2021|archive-date=July 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240730011924/https://www.deseret.com/indepth/2021/2/2/22262214/report-social-media-doesnt-censor-conservatives-comedian-steven-crowder-would-like-word-nyu-lawsuit/|url-status=live}} The next month, YouTube suspended Crowder's channel for one week claiming that he violated the presidential election integrity policy by advancing false claims about the 2020 United States presidential election in Nevada and again indefinitely demonetized his account.{{Cite news|last=Hollister|first=Sean|date=March 30, 2021|title=YouTube has removed Steven Crowder from its Partner Program indefinitely|work=The Verge|url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/30/22359191/steven-crowder-youtube-partner-program-suspension-demonetize-ads-strike-ban-misinformation|access-date=March 31, 2021|archive-date=September 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921163707/https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/30/22359191/steven-crowder-youtube-partner-program-suspension-demonetize-ads-strike-ban-misinformation|url-status=live}} His account was then given a second strike on the platform for "reveling in or mocking" the killing of Ma'Khia Bryant in a video he posted, and Crowder responded by announcing that he had filed a lawsuit against YouTube seeking an injunction.{{cite web|url=https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/entertainment/2021/may/steven-crowder-sues-youtube-for-silencing-conservatives-this-is-the-big-one|title=Steven Crowder Sues YouTube for Silencing Conservatives: 'This Is the Big One'|publisher=cbn.com|date=May 18, 2021|access-date=June 3, 2021|archive-date=June 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603025411/https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/entertainment/2021/may/steven-crowder-sues-youtube-for-silencing-conservatives-this-is-the-big-one|url-status=live}}

In October 2022, Crowder's YouTube channel was suspended for two weeks for violating its policy on harassment, threats and cyberbullying. In response, Crowder stated that the suspension constituted election interference because his content is political in nature, he has a large viewership, and the timing of the suspension lasted through the November 2022 midterm election day. In May 2023, Crowder's channel was suspended again after having posted an episode of Louder with Crowder that featured Alex Jones as guest host, as it violated policies prohibiting videos created or hosted by personalities whose accounts have been terminated.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-19 |title=Steven "Loser" Crowder suspended from YouTube for letting Alex Jones guest host |url=https://mashable.com/article/steven-crowder-youtube-suspension-alex-jones |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=Mashable |language=en |archive-date=May 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520173632/https://mashable.com/article/steven-crowder-youtube-suspension-alex-jones |url-status=live }}

In January 2023, Crowder revealed on Louder with Crowder that he had received a term sheet from a conservative media outlet that he left unnamed. Crowder listed the offer's stipulations that, if he were to be demonetized or removed from platforms such as YouTube, Facebook or the iTunes Store, his payment would be cut substantially during that period. He criticized this as a symptom of right-wing media not fighting back against, but rather implicitly condoning, what he considered censorship by Big Tech, stating that "Big Tech is in bed with Big Con".{{cite web |last1=Binder |first1=Matt |title=Why is Steven Crowder at war with Ben Shapiro's company? |url=https://mashable.com/article/steven-crowder-ben-shapiro-daily-wire-youtube-monetization-contract-dispute |website=Mashable |access-date=23 January 2023 |language=en |date=21 January 2023 |archive-date=January 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130225839/https://mashable.com/article/steven-crowder-ben-shapiro-daily-wire-youtube-monetization-contract-dispute |url-status=live }}

It was later confirmed that the unnamed media outlet was The Daily Wire. Jeremy Boreing, the CEO of The Daily Wire, claimed Crowder had misrepresented the terms of the contract and that the contract would have paid Crowder $50 million over four years. Furthermore, Boreing asserted that the stipulation was necessary to ensure profitability.{{cite web |last1=Porterfield |first1=Carlie |title=Right-Wing Pundits Ben Shapiro And Steven Crowder Clash Over $50 Million Media Deal |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2023/01/20/right-wing-pundits-ben-shapiro-and-steven-crowder-clash-over-50-million-media-deal/ |website=Forbes |access-date=23 January 2023 |language=en |archive-date=January 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124231951/https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2023/01/20/right-wing-pundits-ben-shapiro-and-steven-crowder-clash-over-50-million-media-deal/ |url-status=live }}

On March 3, 2023, Crowder announced on Russell Brand's show that he would be moving his show to Rumble.{{cite web | url=https://rumble.com/v2c4y7a-stay-free-meets-mug-club-russell-sits-down-with-steven-crowder.html | title=Stay Free Meets Mug Club: Russell sits down with Steven Crowder | date=March 8, 2023 | access-date=March 16, 2023 | archive-date=March 15, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315181457/https://rumble.com/v2c4y7a-stay-free-meets-mug-club-russell-sits-down-with-steven-crowder.html | url-status=live }} In August 2023, Vanity Fair reported that the show's viewership on Rumble was declining following the dispute with Daily Wire as well as other controversies and lawsuits over sexual harassment. Crowder announced he was partnering with Alex Jones, as well as comedians Nick Di Paolo, Josh Firestine, and Bryan Callen, to offer an expanded version of his Mug Club to be streamed via Rumble.{{cite magazine |last1=Ecarma |first1=Caleb |title=Steven Crowder, Accused Workplace Harasser, Apparently Thinks the Solution to His Business Troubles Is Alex Jones |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/08/steven-crowder-business-troubles-alex-jones |access-date=12 August 2023 |magazine=Vanity Fair |publisher=Condé Nast |date=9 August 2023 |archive-date=August 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811065324/https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/08/steven-crowder-business-troubles-alex-jones |url-status=live }}

Crowder is a Christian. He married Hilary Korzon in August 2012 and wrote about the benefits he perceives in remaining abstinent before marriage.{{cite web |url=http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/09/14/staying-celibate-before-marriage-was-best-thing-ive-ever-done/ |title=Waiting till the wedding night—getting married the right way |publisher=Fox News |date=September 14, 2012 |access-date=December 13, 2012 |archive-date=November 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114085002/http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/09/14/staying-celibate-before-marriage-was-best-thing-ive-ever-done/ |url-status=live }}

In July 2021, Crowder underwent a surgical operation in which titanium bars were inserted into his chest in order to counteract his congenital condition of pectus excavatum (sunken chest).{{cite web |title=Part 1 {{!}} I'm Getting Heart Surgery... |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fp9w9qc27KQ&t=703s | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211102/Fp9w9qc27KQ| archive-date=November 2, 2021 | url-status=live|first=Steven |last=Crowder |via=YouTube |date=July 29, 2021}}{{cbignore}} The surgery caused fluid to accumulate in his lungs, which he called "excruciatingly painful". Several weeks later, he was rushed to the hospital due to a collapsed lung.{{cite web |title=Steven Crowder Shares Selfie From Hospital Bed, Says He Could 'Physically Feel Death' |url=https://www.newsweek.com/steven-crowder-selfie-hospital-bed-physically-feel-death-1613812 |first=Ryan |last=Smith |date=July 28, 2021 |work=Newsweek |access-date=August 31, 2021 |archive-date=July 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240730011923/https://www.newsweek.com/steven-crowder-selfie-hospital-bed-physically-feel-death-1613812 |url-status=live }}

In August 2021, his wife gave birth to twins, a son and a daughter.{{cite tweet|number=1427014690115293187|user=scrowder|title=Okay… so you guys get ONE post...|date=August 15, 2021}}

In April 2023, Crowder stated on his channel that his wife Hilary had filed for divorce in 2021.{{cite web | last=Crowder | first=Steven | title=Tucker Carlson's Firing: The Grand Plan – Louder with Crowder | date=April 25, 2023 | via=YouTube | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERvDbNvq9FE | access-date=April 25, 2023 | archive-date=April 25, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425131148/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERvDbNvq9FE&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter | url-status=live }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/steven-crowder-candace-owens-feud-war-words-escalates-1796781|title=Inside Steven Crowder, Candace Owens's feud as war of words escalates|first=Ryan|last=Smith|date=April 26, 2023|website=Newsweek}} In the video, Crowder appeared to be upset that his wife was able to divorce him without his agreement.{{cite web | last=Stieb | first=Matt | title=Steven Crowder Exposed Himself at Work, Ex-Staffers Say | website=Intelligencer | date=2023-05-02 | url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/05/steven-crowder-exposed-himself-at-work-ex-staffers-say.html | access-date=2023-10-18 | archive-date=July 29, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230729131638/https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/05/steven-crowder-exposed-himself-at-work-ex-staffers-say.html | url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Bellware |first1=Kim |last2=Timsit |first2=Annabelle |date=2024-11-09 |title=Women fear Republicans will move to overturn no-fault divorce laws |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/11/09/no-fault-divorce-jd-vance-conservatives/ |access-date=2025-02-28 |newspaper=Washington Post}} Shortly after Crowder's announcement, journalist Yashar Ali released a video he claimed was given to him by Hilary which shows Crowder berating Hilary while she was pregnant. In the video, Crowder berated Hilary for failing to perform her "wifely duties" and told her to "fucking watch it" when she accused him of abuse.{{cite web | last=Graziosi | first=Graig | title=Video claims to show conservative podcaster berating pregnant wife prior to divorce | website=The Independent | date=2023-04-28 | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/steven-crowder-berates-wife-divorce-video-b2329186.html | access-date=2023-10-18 | archive-date=May 1, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501033130/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/steven-crowder-berates-wife-divorce-video-b2329186.html | url-status=live }}

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