YouTube bans videos that “maliciously insult” people based on their race, gender, or sex, and will remove some of Steven Crowder's videos targeting Carlos Maza
stuff that targets entire groups. Ben Shapiro smearing Muslims as terrorists. Lauren Southern railing against “mass migration.” This is hate speech with a smile. Carlos Maza / @gaywonk : 2. YouTube makes exceptions for popular creators like Crowder, even when moderators flag clear rule-breaking. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Carlos Maza / @gaywonk : 4. Demonetization doesn't work on YouTube. It never has. People like Crowder make money through merch sales and direct donations, not AdSense. As long as YouTube gives them a free platform to find new customers, they'll keep breaking the rules. Demonetization doesn't work. Charles Arthur / @charlesarthur : Looking forward to lots of YouTube chinstroking on what crosses the line of “maliciously insult” and what is just “insult”. https://twitter.com/... Susan Wojcicki / @susanwojcicki : .@YouTube, we take it very seriously when creators share stories about harassment. Today we announced an update to our harassment policy that will help make YouTube a better place for everyone. Read more here: https://youtube.googleblog.com/ ... Hern / @alexhern : YouTube has rewritten its harassment policy to finally address the Stephen Crowder Problem: what happens when you spend years never quite crossing the line, and make someone's life hell in the process? https://youtube.googleblog.com/ ... Martin Sfp Bryant / @martinsfp : Well they took their time on this one, but... https://twitter.com/... David Mack / @davidmackau : massive (and shockingly belated) win here for my talented friend @gaywonk https://www.buzzfeed.com/... Carlos Maza / @gaywonk : YouTube claims it will now ban content that maliciously insults people based on race, sex, etc. https://www.buzzfeed.com/... Matt Navarra / @mattnavarra : YouTube's changes to its anti-harassment policy ban video creators from insulting one another on basis of race, gender expression, or sexual orientation — even if person they are insulting is a popular creator, celeb, politician, or other public figure https://www.theverge.com/... See also Mediagazer
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Discussion
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Vox
Shirin Ghaffary
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6 months after a major public controversy, YouTube is changing its anti-harassment policies
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@gaywonk
Carlos Maza
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My reaction to YouTube's policy announcement is extreme skepticism: 1. “Malicious insults” were already prohibited under YouTube's anti-hate and anti-harassment policies. YouTube rolls out policies like this to distract reporters from the real story: YouTube's non-enforcement.
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@ytcreators
@ytcreators
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Many of you have told us we need to do a better job preventing harassment on YouTube, so we consulted with a wide array of creators, experts and organizations to update our harassment policy, which changed today https://youtube.googleblog.com/ .... ⬇️Here's what it covers:
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@markdistef
Mark Di Stefano
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YouTube has also specifically looked at whether Donald Trump repeatedly insulting Elizabeth Warren by calling her “Pocahontas” would violate the new policies. The answer? No...... https://www.buzzfeed.com/... https://twitter.com/...
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@gaywonk
Carlos Maza
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TL;DR: YouTube loves to manage PR crises by rolling out vague content policies they don't actually enforce. These policies only work if YouTube is willing to take down its most popular rule-breakers. And there's no reason, so far, to believe that it is.
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@youtube
@youtube
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We believe in people having the freedom to express opinions, including negative or controversial ones, but many creators have told us that we need to do a better job to prevent harassment on You Tube, so we took a close look at our current community guidelines... https://twitter.…
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@youtube
@youtube
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...and with input from experts and creators, we made changes to our harassment policy to better protect both creators and users from abuse, while still allowing for freedom of expression to promote vigorous debate. More details here https://youtube.googleblog.com/ ...
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@prageru
@prageru
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You have been harassing us for years by restricting hundreds of our videos. https://twitter.com/...
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@gaywonk
Carlos Maza
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3. “Malicious insults” are only a small part of the problem on YouTube. The bigger problem is hateful content — stuff that targets entire groups. Ben Shapiro smearing Muslims as terrorists. Lauren Southern railing against “mass migration.” This is hate speech with a smile.
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@gaywonk
Carlos Maza
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2. YouTube makes exceptions for popular creators like Crowder, even when moderators flag clear rule-breaking. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
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@gaywonk
Carlos Maza
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4. Demonetization doesn't work on YouTube. It never has. People like Crowder make money through merch sales and direct donations, not AdSense. As long as YouTube gives them a free platform to find new customers, they'll keep breaking the rules. Demonetization doesn't work.
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@charlesarthur
Charles Arthur
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Looking forward to lots of YouTube chinstroking on what crosses the line of “maliciously insult” and what is just “insult”. https://twitter.com/...
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@susanwojcicki
Susan Wojcicki
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.@YouTube, we take it very seriously when creators share stories about harassment. Today we announced an update to our harassment policy that will help make YouTube a better place for everyone. Read more here: https://youtube.googleblog.com/ ...
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@alexhern
Hern
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YouTube has rewritten its harassment policy to finally address the Stephen Crowder Problem: what happens when you spend years never quite crossing the line, and make someone's life hell in the process? https://youtube.googleblog.com/ ...
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@martinsfp
Martin Sfp Bryant
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Well they took their time on this one, but... https://twitter.com/...
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@davidmackau
David Mack
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massive (and shockingly belated) win here for my talented friend @gaywonk https://www.buzzfeed.com/...
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@gaywonk
Carlos Maza
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YouTube claims it will now ban content that maliciously insults people based on race, sex, etc. https://www.buzzfeed.com/...
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@mattnavarra
Matt Navarra
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YouTube's changes to its anti-harassment policy ban video creators from insulting one another on basis of race, gender expression, or sexual orientation — even if person they are insulting is a popular creator, celeb, politician, or other public figure https://www.theverge.com/..…