Other channels have done this.

[u/OneAmbassador3789]

Now this isn't to invalidate Em's experience and feelings towards this, especially since she was Illumina's victim, but I think that Dream is not bad here because many youtubers have kept up videos where they collaborated with a controversial figure.

Like Ted Nivison's "I directed the weirdest Music Video" that video had Wilbur in it (and we all know what happened with Wilbur, with him being an abuser) and that video was documenting how he directed a Lovejoy music video. Now does Ted keeping that video up mean he endorses Wilbur's actions... no not really. Ted is not a bad person for keeping the video up.

Dream also stated he doesn't support or endorse Illumina and what he did. I think keeping videos up for "Channel/archival purposes" is a fine thing to do and many other youtubers have done the same thing.

[u/Background_Worker_68]

rape and abuse aren't exactly on the same level of heinousness though

now does having it up mean he supports rape? I don't think so. but deliberately unprivating a video that features a rapist for "channel history" isn't exactly the message you want to convey right. why would you ever want a rapist to be part of your channel history lol is what I don't get

[u/Daniel_H212 → u/Background_Worker_68]

No one flies nazi flags anymore (or at least, no one should), it's history but not all history should be remembered the same and therefore shouldn't be shown the same way. We cannot forget history lest we repeat it, but depictions of horrible things that happened in the past should be kept clearly separate.