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\"But I'm still a human being. I can be wrong,\" he continued. \"I didn't do it for views ... I did it because I thought I could make a positive ripple on the internet, not cause a monsoon of negativity.\"

Paul added that if his video had saved at least \"ONE life,\" he thought it was worth posting.

\"I'm often reminded of how big of a reach I truly have & with great power comes great responsibility ... for the first time in my life I'm regretful to say I handled that power incorrectly.\"

He later added a video apology Tuesday afternoon, adding that his reactions in the video were raw and unfiltered and that \"none of us knew how to react.\" He knew he should have put the cameras down and stop filming.

So sorry. pic.twitter.com/JkYXzYsrLX

— Logan Paul (@LoganPaul) January 2, 2018

His apologies didn't stop the Twitter community, fellow actors and activists alike, from slamming him.

\"Breaking Bad\" star Aaron Paul wrote, \"You disgust me. I can't believe that so many young people look up to you. So sad. Hopefully this latest video woke them up. You are pure trash. Plain and simple. Suicide is not a joke. Go rot in hell.\"

Dear @LoganPaul,

How dare you! You disgust me. I can't believe that so many young people look up to you. So sad. Hopefully this latest video woke them up. You are pure trash. Plain and simple. Suicide is not a joke. Go rot in hell.

Ap

— Aaron Paul (@aaronpaul_8) January 2, 2018

Actress Anna Akana also slammed his attempt to say his video was to start a dialogue about mental illness.

\"When my brother found my sister’s body, he screamed with horror & confusion & grief & tried to save her. That body was a person someone loved,\" she wrote. \"You do not walk into a suicide forest with a camera and claim mental health awareness.\"

Dear @LoganPaul,

When my brother found my sister’s body, he screamed with horror & confusion & grief & tried to save her. That body was a person someone loved.

You do not walk into a suicide forest with a camera and claim mental health awareness.

— Anna Akana (@AnnaAkana) January 2, 2018

Mortician and author Caitlin Doughty wrote, \"The young person who died was not for Paul- not their body, not their image, not their story.\"

It is the purview of the privileged young to believe everything is for them, to be commented on by them. The young person who died was not for Paul- not their body, not their image, not their story.

— Caitlin Doughty (@TheGoodDeath) January 2, 2018

Others were brief in simply describing the comedian as \"disgusting.\"

\"Who is Logan Paul?\" I asked.
\"You don't know but your kids will,\" they said.
\"Who is Logan Paul?\" I asked my kids.
\"Some idiot on youtube,\" my kids replied.
True story.

— Derek Haas (@derekhaas) January 2, 2018

. @LoganPaul you are disgusting.

— Caly (@calybev) January 2, 2018

People have also been calling for more than just the video to be taken down.

Can we start 2018 by removing all Logan Paul content from the internet?

— Andrew Reiner (@Andrew_Reiner) January 2, 2018

logan paul gotta go ????

— Andrea Russett (@AndreaRussett) January 2, 2018

Hugely saddened by suicide video on .@YouTube by Logan Paul.
It is utterly disrespectful & very disturbing.
.@YouTube ought to remove him given the huge reach he has to young people.
With a number of v high-profile suicides in media recently, young people may be at risk. pic.twitter.com/q7lhRSNpBJ

— Dr Lauren Gavaghan (@DancingTheMind) January 2, 2018

A representative for YouTube told ABC News in a statement, \"Our hearts go out to the family of the person featured in this video. YouTube prohibits violent or gory content posted in a shocking, sensational or disrespectful manner. If a video is graphic, it can only remain on the site when supported by appropriate educational or documentary information and in some cases it will be age-gated. We partner with safety groups such as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline to provide educational resources that are incorporated in our YouTube Safety Center.\"

YouTube added that the channel places a strike on such videos posted that violate its policies and according to the channel's guidelines, first strike is a warning, followed by a halt on posting. Accounts are suspended if they have three strikes within three months.

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