A drunk woman is filmed crawling across Deansgate on all fours... but YouTube say the video shouldn't be removed

YouTube will not remove 'creepy' footage of 'drunk' women filmed in Manchester city centre and posted without their consent, the video giant has said.

Last week, the Manchester Evening News reported on the footage, which appears to target visibly intoxicated women. Posted under captions such as 'Beautiful Drunk Girl Wander on the Street of Manchester' and 'Beautiful Single Ladies One Night Losing Control in the Manchester On January 26 2024', the videos are part of a disturbing wider trend in which women are unknowingly filmed and posted for views in cities all over the world.

YouTube did not provide a statement to the M.E.N, but said the platform's Community Guidelines 'have clear policies in place that prohibit explicit content that is intended to be sexually gratifying from appearing on our platform'.

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They added they analyse new trends to assess how their policies should evolve - but concluded these videos did not violate their guidelines.

In the disturbing footage flagged by the M.E.N, one woman is filmed crawling across the road on all fours. In a different clip, a woman is seen being held up by her friend as she struggles to stay upright.

Across social media, the videos are accompanied by misogynistic and derogatory comments, often insinuating the women are sex workers or making sexualised comments about their appearance.

Previously, TikTok told the M.E.N they had removed accounts posting this footage that we had flagged to them, saying they found they did violate the video-sharing platform's Community Guidelines.

Meanwhile, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) have urged any women who are filmed 'in a manner which is causing them alarm or distress'