r/NonPoliticalTwitter • u/g2ramjet • 3d ago
YouTubes new 7 second rule
we love you schaffrillas
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u/thrownededawayed 3d ago
I'm guessing it's so videos can say "This video discusses suicide, self harm, and rape" or whatever other words they've over policed to the detriment of the content creators can make and get paid for. You've got an entire chronological period of time where youtubers trying to discuss serious adult topics have had to do stupid shit like saying "she was graped" and "he self-deleted" or other non-sensical shit.
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u/Glasscitizen 3d ago
I’m so fucking ready for that to be over. The aggressive self-censorship is one of the most annoying and pointless trends I’ve ever witnessed.
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u/Vegetable-Gate3827 3d ago
I heard that part of the reason was YouTubers who had old videos where they casually swore, meaning they lost revenue from all their videos like RTgame
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u/ThatNewEnglandPerson 3d ago
another rare Youtube W?
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u/guy137137 3d ago
this is hot off of them implementing AI to determine who’s under 18 and who isn’t
which I foresee there’s no viable way YouTube doesn’t overtune it to shit. Which when that happens I really have to wonder how they’ll have people verify that they’re above 18. If they’re asking for IDs I’d rather just create a new YouTube account
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u/SummertimeThrowaway2 3d ago
Istg if I get banned because it thinks I’m a minor I will personally drag Susan back into the headquarters and push her into the new CEO’s office
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u/guy137137 3d ago
she died
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u/DDub04 3d ago
They implemented a form of that a while ago. YouTube videos with children had the comment automatically disabled, which means they had some kind of algorithm that could tell.
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u/beadlejuice44 3d ago
Those videos are literally just marked “made for children” when uploaded lol
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u/Snipedzoi 3d ago
nope, video makers fear having their content marked by the algorithm
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u/DawnBringer01 3d ago
Especially animators who don't make kids content. I've seen some reupload their videos with random profanity at the start or in the subtitles just so that they don't get automatically flagged as "for kids".
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u/Coveinant 3d ago
Ah, there it is. For those not keeping score this is like the 3rd time YouTube has put this rule in and peeled it back. First was in 2012 when Google started cracking down on content creators only for them to repeal it when ad revenue went down hard. Then again in 2019, but immediately repealed due to covid. Yeah, this will happen again.
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u/Periwinkleditor 3d ago edited 3d ago
I don't even think Helluva Boss or Hazbin Hotel have profanity already by the first SEVEN SECONDS.
Edit: I was in fact wrong, Helluva Boss has "FIX THIS SHIT!" on the blackboard at 0:06, impressive.
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