Youtube's new rules coming soon

[Charlzm]

I'd worry a lot more about this:

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[OptimalOptimus]

The new rule will make it hard for people who review toys, unbox toys or play videogames

 

[Ric5]

How do you figure this will effect music channels, guys who play covers or review gear. Some of the interactive channels like Stevie T or Davie504?

Ya freedom of speech is disappearing on the internet

 

[Bunk McNulty]

In your YouTube Studio settings, you can mark your entire channel fit for children or not.

YouTube Studio - Settings - Channel - Advanced Settings:

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Since I don't post anything targeting kids, I don't have to review each and every video. One setting and I'm good to go.

I did this also. Took two minutes. What's the big deal?

 

[LBS-bass]

I really don't like the idea of setting my content as "adult only." Makes it sound like I'm uploading porn. My videos aren't targeted specifically at kids, but they certainly won't be harmed by watching them. I think the initial declaration that my content is not specifically targeted toward kids should be enough.

 

[LBS-bass]

I really don't like the idea of setting my content as "adult only." Makes it sound like I'm uploading porn. My videos aren't targeted at kids, but they won't be harmed by watching them. I think the initial declaration that my content is not specifically targeted toward kids should be enough.

And, also, in the selections about your overall content being for kids or not, you can choose that you want to make that determination separately for each video, which implies that if you choose one of the other two choices, you shouldn't have to do that.

 

[LBS-bass]

Wrong. The FTC made a press conference and admitted they will do a "sweep" of the entire platform and will go after the content creators! Watch he first few minutes of this video it explains it very well.

Yeah, a sweep looking for people who are posting content that is inappropriate for children. That doesn't concern me.

 

[Chef]

Let’s not make this political

Thanks

 

[pigpen1]

So a act passed in the late 1990's that is to protect Children will be applied to creators over some law suite google lost. So you have to declare your videos as for kids or not for kids. But like I say it's not being made easy.

It looks like hundreds or thousands channels will go poof by the dead line. Also that youtube will give no clear guide lines on how to decide what way to declare. Something about if your video is not in compliance you could be fined by the FCC 400,000 dollars over much of nothing. To be totally safe you have to pull out of youtube or hire a lawyer to sort it out for you.

At the end of the day Youtube/Google want to get rid of small content creators in favor of their own content or large channels. That will be the death of it to be honest. I've never watched a single youtube original and don't watch any of the hugh channels.

 

[pigpen1]

I gather it would be the FTC, as they fined YT to begin with and they would levy the fines against creators.

MBP might be getting too enthusiastic about who will actually be affected.

I imagine a series of complaints would need to be lodged and the content somewhat egregious, which it was in the aforementioned YT case.

Seems like Google may have greased some palms (campaigns contributions?) so that the creators will be targeted not the platform, even though it's their algos that direct recommendations.

 

[smtp4me]

Yeah, a sweep looking for people who are posting content that is inappropriate for children. That doesn't concern me.

Exactly my point.

Wrong. The FTC made a press conference and admitted they will do a "sweep" of the entire platform and will go after the content creators! Watch he first few minutes of this video it explains it very well.

Well... again, I may not know the details of the legislation and what the FCC plans to do, I work in IT and can speak (with expertise) to what they can do realistically to check video content. Estimates of video uploads to YouTube on a daily basis are in the 1 petabyte range. One petabyte is 1000 terabytes. This is daily.

Scanning accounts to determine what their content settings are, can be done in relatively short order. So can scanning existing content that has already been flagged as inappropriate. Scanning all the video content on YouTube, considering in the past year alone there has been an estimated 365 petabytes of data uploaded, would take several lifetimes. And if they could somehow scan all the video content from when YouTube began until now, there will be another petabyte of new content by tomorrow.

 

[charlie monroe]

Seems like Google may have greased some palms (campaigns contributions?) so that the creators will be targeted not the platform, even though it's their algos that direct recommendations.

I think it’s simpler. The algorithms will look for an adult or children flag on content.

 

[pigpen1]

I think it’s simpler. The algorithms will look for an adult or children flag on content.

Perhaps, but the algo is not what I mean. I'm saying Youtube incurred the first fine in a lawsuit that prompted this. Now the FTC appears to be on board with Youtube's plan to put the liability on creators.

Plus, Google has long wanted to get rid of the responsibility of policing content. They'd rather push people towards their original content and a relatively small amount of lage channels.

But for Bass related content, I don't think it matters so much. But for the gamer stuff, yeah it does. That stuff will move to BitChute.

 

[charlie monroe]

I imagine that YT will go corporate and independents will migrate to BitChute

 

[CapnSev]

Have faith. If there’s popular content that generates views and revenue, it’ll sort itself out.

They did this same thing a while back when they put the kibosh on firearms/hunting related content, and that stuff came back in a real big hurry when people migrated over to sites like Full 30 and what not.

 

[bassrique]

Mountains / molehills.

 

[higain617]

I imagine that YT will go corporate and independents will migrate to BitChute

This hasn’t happened already? Have you seen all those Apple ads?

 

[DiabolusInMusic]

Ya freedom of speech is disappearing on the internet

Youtube is a private entity, much like Talkbass or 7-11. They have the right to limit any kind of discussions they choose. There will always be bastions of the internet that allow you to say whatever you want.

 

[Ric5]

Youtube is a private entity, much like Talkbass or 7-11. They have the right to limit any kind of discussions they choose. There will always be bastions of the internet that allow you to say whatever you want.

having the right and being right are not the same

 

[pigpen1]

I imagine that YT will go corporate and independents will migrate to BitChute

That's fine. I have no interest in their original content, or content from major studios/producers.