Logan Paul back on YouTube with suicide prevention video $1 million pledge
Logan Paul
CLOSE YouTube star  Logan Paul  came under fire for posting a video of an apparent suicide victim in Japanâs âsuicide forest " Aokigahara. USA TODAY
This file photo taken on May 21  2017 shows actor  Logan Paul  arriving at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas  Nevada. (Photo: MARK RALSTON  AFP/Getty Images)
 SAN FRANCISCO â YouTube star Logan Paul  is back after a three-week break from the streaming service  officially launching  his  redemption tour with a video on suicide prevention in which  he  pledges to donate $1 million to organizations on the front lines.
"It's time to start a new chapter in my life as I continue to educate both  myself  and others on suicide  " Paul  says in the video posted Wednesday which by the end of the day had been viewed more than 6 million times.
The 22-year-old vlogger is trying to repair the damage to the mini digital empire he built out of his prank-and-stunt-filled daily missives on YouTube watched by millions of followers  many of them tweens  teens and kids. His video showing a dead body hanging from a tree in Aokigahara  the Japanese "suicide forest" where dozens of corpses are discovered every year  fetched millions of views before  Paul  took it down. Millions more viewers tuned into  his  apology.
Earlier this month Google lowered the boom on  Paul  with a punishment for the "suicide forest" video that limits  his  earning power and visibility on YouTube.  Paul  was dropped by Google Preferred  a special advertising program that connects top YouTube channels with brand advertisers  and from Foursome  a series on YouTube Red  the premium subscription service.
The backlash reverberated through  his  young fan base and with parents who blocked their kids from watching  Paul . YouTube  too  came under fire for its lax approach to the billions of videos that stream through the service.
The tone of  Paul 's latest video is strikingly different and the message it sends far more positive and life-affirming  the result he says of three weeks spent understanding "the complexity" of suicide. He chalks up his lack of sensitivity during his visit to Aokigahara  in part  to having never known anyone who committed suicide even though he was raised in Ohio  where it's the second leading cause of death.
"Logan Paul has a long way to go and people are right to continue to question his motives but today's video was a thoughtful first step " Casey Neistat wrote on Twitter. "Hopefully this is part of a true effort to move on from sensationalist content."
Will he?  Paul 's young fans â who call themselves the "Logang" â never abandoned him. In fact  since his video in the suicide forest  he has gained subscribers.
According to Eric Schiffer  chairman of Reputation Management Consultants   Paul  returned to YouTube too soon. " He  needed to stay dark and in a no WiFi cave.  He âs too radioactive to do a re-entry right now " Schiffer said in an email.
CLOSE YouTube star   [TGT] came under fire for posting a video of an apparent suicide victim in Japanâs âsuicide forest " Aokigahara. USA TODAY
This file photo taken on May 21  2017 shows actor   [TGT] arriving at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas  Nevada. (Photo: MARK RALSTON  AFP/Getty Images)
 SAN FRANCISCO â  [TGT] is back after a three-week break from the streaming service  officially launching   [TGT]   redemption tour with a video on suicide prevention in which   [TGT]   pledges to donate $1 million to organizations on the front lines.
"It's time to start a new chapter in my life as I continue to educate both   [TGT]   and others on suicide  "  [TGT] says in the video posted Wednesday which by the end of the day had been viewed more than 6 million times.
The 22-year-old vlogger is trying to repair the damage to the mini digital empire  [TGT]  built out of  [TGT]  prank-and-stunt-filled daily missives on YouTube watched by millions of followers  many of them tweens  teens and kids.  [TGT]  video showing a dead body hanging from a tree in Aokigahara  the Japanese "suicide forest" where dozens of corpses are discovered every year  fetched millions of views before   [TGT] took it down. Millions more viewers tuned into   [TGT]   apology.
Earlier this month Google lowered the boom on   [TGT] with a punishment for the "suicide forest" video that limits  his  earning power and visibility on YouTube.   [TGT] was dropped by Google Preferred  a special advertising program that connects top YouTube channels with brand advertisers  and from Foursome  a series on YouTube Red  the premium subscription service.
The backlash reverberated through   [TGT]   young fan base and with parents who blocked their kids from watching   [TGT]  . YouTube  too  came under fire for its lax approach to the billions of videos that stream through the service.
The tone of   [TGT]  's latest video is strikingly different and the message it sends far more positive and life-affirming  the result  [TGT]  says of three weeks spent understanding "the complexity" of suicide.  [TGT]  chalks up  [TGT]  lack of sensitivity during  [TGT]  visit to Aokigahara  in part  to having never known anyone who committed suicide even though  [TGT]  was raised in Ohio  where it's the second leading cause of death.
" [TGT]  has a long way to go and people are right to continue to question  [TGT]  motives but today's video was a thoughtful first step " Casey Neistat wrote on Twitter. "Hopefully this is part of a true effort to move on from sensationalist content."
Will  [TGT] ?   [TGT]  's young fans â who call themselves the "Logang" â never abandoned  [TGT] . In fact  since  [TGT]  video in the suicide forest   [TGT]  has gained subscribers.
According to Eric Schiffer  chairman of Reputation Management Consultants   Paul  returned to YouTube too soon. " He  needed to stay dark and in a no WiFi cave.  He âs too radioactive to do a re-entry right now " Schiffer said in an email.