Clavicular, a social media phenomenon, has had his YouTube channels taken down. The influencer, real name Braden Eric Peters, shot to fame by age 20 for promoting 'looksmaxxing' and 'bonesmashing' trends. The former focuses on maximizing physical attractiveness through grooming and fitness, while the latter involves striking facial bones with hard objects to get microfractures.
The YouTube ban is the latest blow for Clavicular, who has faced controversy this month, including an arrest, a fallout with a friend, and an alleged overdose while on livestream. Clavicular shared screenshots showing his YouTube accounts had been banned and wrote that he followed YouTube's TOS strictly.
Several people reacted to the ban, with some saying it was a matter of time given Clavicular's history of controversy. Another possible explanation is that YouTube's Community Guidelines prohibit the promotion of extreme transformations, body modifications, drug use, and related topics, all of which Clavicular promotes.
YouTube hasn't detailed the violation publicly, but Clavicular's looksmaxxing content often trips their rules on harmful/dangerous activities or misleading content aimed at minors.
