EU Regulators May Soon Shed More Light on Apple’s Irish Tax DealsGreg Brian More Articles December 20, 2019 YouTube has undergone a significant transformation since it launched nearly 15 years ago. In more recent years, some of the biggest improvements have been some of the ad revenue changes focused on the YouTube stars post content. The more recent change of law has been in the anti-harassment policies of YouTube. Now other creators can’t criticize fellow creators in their videos that set off a big controversy on their own. Is this the final straw on YouTube for many or will most of the developers there just keep working around the rules?
Sadly it has turned into a political problem
YouTube makes clear its new anti-harassment rules: in their posts, nobody can say something negative about a fellow writer. That does not mean saying anything about their gender racial makeup or sexual preference. Any demeaning comments regarding marginalized groups are banned from the site. Others think that YouTube would play too loose with these laws and ban people with constructive criticism for making rebuttal videos. Those on the other side of the argument might say it’s just a political-minded people concern that they can’t resist spouting hate speech in their videos because they know it attracts views. According to some experts, YouTube may skip over the laws, as they know that hate speech videos are getting the company significant revenue. Organizations have to really step up on an ethical level when it comes to actually battling hate speech and not brush it simply because it brings in huge clicks. In a world where major media outlets have to balance free speech by drawing some sort of line, Twitter seems worried about this as well. What would be the ultimate result?
YouTube says it will now delete videos and comments that threaten or intimidate people with a response to criticism of its anti-harassment policies based on their race gender expression or sexual orientation. NPR (@NPR) December 11, 2019 Turning YouTube’s anti-harassment policies into a political battle is about the worst possible outcome when something needs to be done to combat hate on social media. This could prove more troublesome for those who work in the realms of criticism on YouTube. Since millions of videos are uploaded there every day, it’ll be difficult not to make any overly rash decisions. If it starts to happen too much creativity on YouTube can be stifled to a point where creators are disappointed at quitting. At least it’s a foot forwards in actually combating hate on social media something that most others are either sitting on or denying users the ability to take on.