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Inappropiate content of course meaning anything that questions the liberal/feminist/social agenda Google supports



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vivster said:
Incoming Youtube Heroes Heroes. People with the task of moderating the Heroes because of the inevitable abuse of their powers.

I think those are called Anti-Heroes. 



 

There's a tiny but vocal and avid percentage of YouTube users who comment extensively and get all up in the rating system, go around downvoting videos they don't agree with without watching them and getting in nasty arguments. There's a much larger segment that use the site less intensively, but just want to watch stuff without being exposed to horrifying arguments or being 'policed' by the fringe who get obsessive about downvoting things they don't like. Taking a step like this to limit the influence of the intense fringe on the larger but less intense majority of the site's users is a positive move, in my opinion. If weirdo, obsessive, hateful people who want to leave awful comments feel 'entitled' to pollute a popular site with their garbage, they can start their own, unpopular site to whine endlessly in the comments about how unfair that is. Even if the 95% of YouTube users who are 'less engaged' (meaning less likely to have sixteen comment threads running under various videos on any given day, less likely to downvote videos they don't even watch based on the expected content, etc.) use the site less on an individual basis, their much greater numbers mean they make up a far greater amount of the site's revenue. Not angering them IS more important, even if they are less likely to start an online sobfest campaign over it. Also, they and the content they both watch and create are probably more appealing to advertisers.



celador said:
Inappropiate content of course meaning anything that questions the liberal/feminist/social agenda Google supports

Self-styled conservatives are all for free markets until they feel 'attacked' by the fact that almost all successful tech and entertainment companies and celebrities, along with the vast majority of media outlets, don't agree with them. Then suddenly these industries are 'controlled' by shadowy cabals. Maybe ultra-hardcore conservatives just aren't all that good at starting major tech companies, since there are so few current tech companies supporting conservative agendas. It used to be 'liberal' to not seperate audience members by race at concerts, but now it's not even considered 'conservative' to segregate concert audiences: it's an idea that only a truly fringe person would even advocate. I have a feeling that what is currently referred to, by people like you, as the 'liberal/feminist' agenda will be considered so commonplace and basic that it will be wholly unremarkable in fifty years. And it's not because evil companies like Google were 'forced' to have these views, but because vast trends through history have moved society towards greater representation and inclusion over time, and efforts to stop that forward movement have always ultimately failed, and a lot of very smart people like those who work at Google just happen to understand that and agree with it, as do lots of other people all over the country.



Watched the video, don't think I've ever seen a worse like to dislike ratio on any video.

I get the idea, YouTube went from anarchy a decade ago to trying to balance control on a site that has thousands of new videos every minute. The issue with this idea of delegating duties is it puts enormous trust in people not to abuse the system and could actually add to YouTube's workload trying to resolve disputes.

Many channels already discuss how videos have been pulled or demonetized or had revenue stolen due to abusive practices. I'm really not sure what the answer is here, but I do wish YouTube had a major competitor or two to try different models for the market to respond. Part of why this is a problem stems from YouTube's monopoly.



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Nymeria said:
Watched the video, don't think I've ever seen a worse like to dislike ratio on any video.

I get the idea, YouTube went from anarchy a decade ago to trying to balance control on a site that has thousands of new videos every minute. The issue with this idea of delegating duties is it puts enormous trust in people not to abuse the system and could actually add to YouTube's workload trying to resolve disputes.

Many channels already discuss how videos have been pulled or demonetized or had revenue stolen due to abusive practices. I'm really not sure what the answer is here, but I do wish YouTube had a major competitor or two to try different models for the market to respond. Part of why this is a problem stems from YouTube's monopoly.

Alternate revenue streams are available, namely for the gaming community that has options such as twitch, but the reach of youtube is unmatchable and most likely will remain that way.  

I think the key for content creator will become sources like Patreon/Sponsorship over Youtube advertisement revenue. This method actually allows for more freedom for the content creator, but the content creator would need to establish a relationship with the audience.



 

More like DisneyTube



It's gonna be triggeredsome.



Well there go any comments that want to criticize and challenge the norm~

Youtube isn't a safe space dammit



And of course only people with the "right values" will be accepted as moderators.

The tought-police gets control of just another area in society and 1984 is one step closer.

Goodbye freedom of speech.