YouTube Clamping Down on Family-Unfriendly Content
YouTube Clamping Down on Family-Unfriendly Content
Posted 12/03/2008 at 7:14am
| by Paul Lilly
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In a move that would make FCC Chairman Kevin Martin proud, YouTube laid out several goals for itself, half of which had to do with clamping down on sexual content. Rest assured, YouTube has "been thinking a lot lately" about how to make the entire video viewing experience a more pleasant one, and here's what it came up with:
- Stricter standard for mature content: YouTube's pulling in the reins on censored material and in addition to pornographic images and sex acts, which are already removed when flagged, the video sharing site is also redefining what it considers "sexually suggestive." Among other criteria, any video intended or designed to arouse viewers will be considered sexually suggestive.
- Demotion of sexually suggestive content and profanity: Videos that fall under the above category and/or contain profanity "will be algorithmically demoted" from YouTube's 'Most Viewed,' 'Top Favorited,' and other browser pages.
The two other changes YouTube plans to make involve improving its thumbnails so that the image actually represents the video, and enforcing more accurate video information.
Like, dislike, or are indifferent to the changes? Hit the jump and post your thoughts.
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dankers
December 03, 2008 at 2:58pm
"Among other criteria, any video intended or designed to arouse viewers will be considered sexually suggestive."
So that means they are going to take down the Beastman vs. Skeletor vid?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ1u2_PopPk
cjdavis7
December 03, 2008 at 2:50pm
I think this is a good move for YouTube. The change in policy doesn't remove anything from their site that wasn't going to be removed already under the old policy. They are just labeling things more accurately. That doesn't count as censorship to me. If you want to view it, you still can. But you will be less likely to encounter sexually explicit video on accident which in my opinion is a good thing.
rayatwork05
December 03, 2008 at 10:20am
youtube is doing a phenomenal job with this move. hurrah to any organiziation actually making a difference to the affect of censoring uneeded and inappropriate material.
i hope this evolves into FCC regulations and sanctions against public broadcasting of any media. would undoubtedly make this a better world.
nekollx
December 03, 2008 at 10:28am
Your kidding right? I can't tell.
But the idea of ALL media being cencored the way the FCC does is well...frightening...
Imagine no matture games, movies, websites, mashups, fan factions, or art.
*shudder*
nekollx
December 03, 2008 at 9:18am
you know there was a time Youtube was favored becaouse it let anyone share their vidies not just Hollywood. They keep going down this routh and they will put themselves out of bussiness
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