YouTube 'Egregious' YouTubers to face consequences

[Hyderpony]

YouTube says it is developing new policies to deal with video-makers who damage the reputation of the website.

Chief executive Susan Wojcicki said "egregious" behaviour by video bloggers caused "significant harm" to the entire community of video-makers.

The site has been under closer scrutiny after video blogger Logan Paul made a video which showed a dead body in a "suicide forest".

Many video-makers have been frustrated with YouTube's policies.

In a bid to stop advertisements appearing next to controversial content, YouTube has been using algorithms to identify content that it judges not to be "advertiser-friendly".

However, many of the platform's biggest stars have complained that their videos have been incorrectly marked as unsuitable for advertising.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-42917180

 

[Vigilant]

I feel like she said that more as a PR stunt instead of actually doing anything to be quite honest.

 

[LW]

Well it isn't a PR stunt, it kind of is the truth. Can we remind ourselves that the reason we're in this terrible situation is ads running on extremist content which frankly is unacceptable.

 

[riganthor]

finally punishment for those who have broken the rules

 

[Gamerholic Channel]

Logan Paul is touring corporate media where he has apologized for his behaviour. In his capacity as scapegoat Paul has helped the super rich redistribute wealth....by cutting out the poor. Logan Paul is only 22 years old. He emerged out of nowhere to become mindblowingly famous. Think about that for a minute. The average guy on 30,000 pounds would need more than 3 decades of labourous work to achieve millionaire status. Paul can have a comfortable retirement now while we must work much harder before we're considered a valuable partner by YouTube.