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YouTube has been at the center of a great deal of controversy recently, with videos aimed at children said to include messages encouraging self harm, and ********* rings operating in the comments sections of supposedly âkid-friendlyâ content.
Unsurprisingly, this has caused a great deal of public backlash, along with many high-profile companies having pulled their advertisements from the platform, but today YouTube has promised a slew of changes that aim to remedy to the problem.
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[li]YouTube bans âharmful or dangerousâ prank videos[/li][/ul]
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In a post on YouTubeâs Creator Blog, the video streaming service announced that it has begun removing the ability to comment on videos containing âyoung minorsâ, with âtens of millionsâ of videos already affected.
âWe will continue to identify videos at risk over the next few months,â YouTube stated. âWe will be broadening this action to suspend comments on [âŚ] videos featuring older minors that could be at risk of attracting predatory behaviorâ.
While some select creators will still be able to retain comments on their videos, they will have to monitor their comments rigorously for nefarious comments, and âdemonstrate a low risk of predatory behaviorâ.
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[li]YouTube could disable downvotes to stop âdislike mobsâ spamming videos[/li][/ul]
Prevention is the best cure
On top of the manual work YouTube has done in removing âhundreds of millions of commentsâ, it has also developed a new classifier with a broader scope that helps to automatically detect and remove twice as many comments that violate policy as was previously possible.
To cap off the post, YouTube has declared that it has âterminated certain channels that attempt to endanger children in any wayâ and will continue to do so as they are discovered, in part with the help of users flagging posts.
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[li]YouTube Kids brings youngster-friendly videos to 13 more countries[/li][/ul]
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Unsurprisingly, this has caused a great deal of public backlash, along with many high-profile companies having pulled their advertisements from the platform, but today YouTube has promised a slew of changes that aim to remedy to the problem.
[ul]
[li]YouTube bans âharmful or dangerousâ prank videos[/li][/ul]
No comment
In a post on YouTubeâs Creator Blog, the video streaming service announced that it has begun removing the ability to comment on videos containing âyoung minorsâ, with âtens of millionsâ of videos already affected.
âWe will continue to identify videos at risk over the next few months,â YouTube stated. âWe will be broadening this action to suspend comments on [âŚ] videos featuring older minors that could be at risk of attracting predatory behaviorâ.
While some select creators will still be able to retain comments on their videos, they will have to monitor their comments rigorously for nefarious comments, and âdemonstrate a low risk of predatory behaviorâ.
[ul]
[li]YouTube could disable downvotes to stop âdislike mobsâ spamming videos[/li][/ul]
Prevention is the best cure
On top of the manual work YouTube has done in removing âhundreds of millions of commentsâ, it has also developed a new classifier with a broader scope that helps to automatically detect and remove twice as many comments that violate policy as was previously possible.
To cap off the post, YouTube has declared that it has âterminated certain channels that attempt to endanger children in any wayâ and will continue to do so as they are discovered, in part with the help of users flagging posts.
[ul]
[li]YouTube Kids brings youngster-friendly videos to 13 more countries[/li][/ul]
Continue readingâŚ