| For years, YouTube has faced flak from its critics over the video platform's anti-harassment policies. Now, the Google-owned company announced Wednesday it will take a tougher stance on content negatively targeting people based on their race, gender expression or sexual orientation. Videos and comments with a threatening or intimidating message will be removed under the new guidelines. The policy will apply to everyone, "from private individuals, to YouTube creators, to public officials." https://www.npr.org/2019/12/11/787165948/youtube-announces-new-anti-harassment-policy-to-fight-racial-gender-lgbtq-abuse good news? but hopefully it cannot be abuse by youtube that Vox Carlos Maza and Steven Crowder battle was classic though |
| Only one problem, it will be abused by Youtube if not already, now criticism is not allowed at all and the rules now make sure that the worst of Youtube like Onision don't get punished. |
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| Good decision from YouTube, assume they don't misused it. |
| Sounds good on paper but god this will be abused by youtube, they already do this with their other policies |
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| I'm reminded of how people got banned indefinitely from twitch for saying naga, as in the snake creature. I don't trust this at all |
| YouTube always says that they're gonna do something like this with literally any group (not just LGBTQ+)... but yet it always looks like that their actions (...or rather... inaction) say something else. @Tap_Dancin_Kaiju I don't trust them either. true dat lmao, absolutely nuts in the best way possible |
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Tap_Dancin_Kaiju said: I'm reminded of how people got banned indefinitely from twitch for saying naga, as in the snake creature. I don't trust this at all That's actually pretty misleading way to describe what happened though, like they were intentionally phrasing it as a reference to the obvious slur (specifically they also included it along the global emotes of black people and it happened over the course of several hours). |
Ichigo56 said: Gorochu said: Good decision from YouTube, assume they don't misused it. But that's the problem, we have seen tools like this getting abused more than once. I think you are right. If famous youtubers that bring lots of views violate the rule,they will just get away with it but the small time youtubers does the same,they will get punishment. |
Title of the manhua is My Wife is a Demon Queen from chapter 1. It's available in English in the internet. |
| Can't support anything that protects fragile feelings to further limit what people can say. It's going to be abused, no way around it. |
| A question is how do they enforce and decide if something is a "threatening or intimidating message"? They state that "context is key" but who get to decide the context? Do they have human moderators like Facebook who is the one deciding if something should be removed and is at the mercy of an "accuracy score"? Or is there going to be an algorithm that is making the decisions? The algorithm could reflect biases of the person who created it. |
Least degenerate visual novel enjoyer.  |
| What do they count as threatening and intimidating though? |
| It seems that they can't tell the difference between criticism and harassment. Might increase the profits due to the overall content becoming more family-friendly though. As for the viewers and some small youtubers - you're screwed but look it on the bright side - youtube's been screwing you for so long that you probably won't even feel it anymore. |
ye, youtube should ban AI-chan for harassing all bot-kin. robots aren't dumb nor they talks like a drunkard! >,< |
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| Them youtube team need spanking. They behaving like overprotective parents. |
foscor70 said: Them youtube team need spanking. They behaving like overprotective parents. they are doing this out of fear of more government regulations though |
| It just keeps getting worse and worse...🤦♂️ |
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| Yeah well gay people say faggot as much as anyone else so I don't give a shit, just keep being fair minded for cripes sake. |
| I CELEBRATE myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. |
deg said: foscor70 said: Them youtube team need spanking. They behaving like overprotective parents. they are doing this out of fear of more government regulations though All they care is to make the platform safer for brands rather than better for viewers. |
| Now, I can imagine a lot of good channels disappearing from youtube especially the ones that are surrounded around roasting the kids who do cringe stuff. YouTube is becoming worse day by day. |
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| How about people just man the fuck up instead and stop acting so offended. Must be hard being a pussy. |
| And they were not already doing that? I guess now they'll go after even more general conservative stuff and maybe crack down more on edgy humor as well. I have said before that the problem with over moderation, is that it can lead to more "moderate" people going to the platforms that promote "free speech" which are basically echo chambers for the more "radical" types, so it may create more of those people. |
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GamerDLM said: I see, didn't know that.Tap_Dancin_Kaiju said: I'm reminded of how people got banned indefinitely from twitch for saying naga, as in the snake creature. I don't trust this at all That's actually pretty misleading way to describe what happened though, like they were intentionally phrasing it as a reference to the obvious slur (specifically they also included it along the global emotes of black people and it happened over the course of several hours). Still alot of ways this can go wrong considering youtube's track record though |
| YouTube most definitely won't succumb to abusing such a policy... |
  “The most shameless thing in the world is political power that can be inherited regardless of ability or talent!” |
| Ah yes, one of the most anti-free speech companies is now trying to promote social justice. The beautiful irony is truly laughable. |
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DaddyClapCheeks said: Ah yes, one of the most anti-free speech companies is now trying to promote social justice. The beautiful irony is truly laughable. What irony? all SJW are anti-free speech. |
| Liberal/leftist social values cannot survive without censorship so this is no surprise at all. |
Others expressed concern that the guidelines would target the wrong people and stifle creative endeavors. One Twitter user asked, "How does this work with humor?" YouTube's support team said they'll take note of context behind videos. "Scripted satire, comedy or music may be considered artistic – if a video's purpose is educational, documentary, scientific or artistic, this is taken into account, but this is NOT a free pass to harass someone," the company tweeted. I'm sure their A.I.'s have a deep understanding of humor and satire. No mistakes will ever be made. Anyway, in theory I'm fine with platforms deciding whatever rules they want for their site. At the present moment, however, they pretty much dominate other platforms for amateur video content creators. No one else seems to have the technological infrastructure to compete, other than in limited capacities a la Facebook, Twitch, etc. So yeah, I'm not excited about Youtube having this much control over the discourse. Bashing gay peeps for merely being gay and such is wrong though, of course. I just don't like people having unaccountable power. It always comes back to bite both ways. |
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