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YouTube channel owners: Is your content directed to children?

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Re: YouTube channel owners: Is your content directed to children?

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Post by manigandham »

killjoywashere wrote: post #24
jcriddle4 wrote: post #6

The proposed new rules might mean an over 50% cut in revenue to a channel possibly driving the smaller players out. Very interesting side effects of regulations.

And the price of food is higher than the theoretical lower limit because we require FDA and USDA inspections. This prevents some number of Americans from opening "mom-and-pop" grocery stores. I'll take the regulations, thanks.

That's entirely dependent on the regulations. What exactly is being accomplished here with these changes?

This isn't a problem with creators, it's Youtube violating regulations with data collection practices and then continuing to do so by pushing the compliance burden onto the community.

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Post by manigandham »

babuskov wrote: post #66
PeterStuer wrote: post #62

The ftc acts as if the content creator is in control: He can choose to monetize his website through YouTube or not. In practice YouTube is a defacto monopoly for these kinds of websites . Now the creators ask YouTube: please give us an option to have channels that are free of under 13 viewers. It is not my target demographic, and while your own analytics tell me there are a few of those watching, I do not want them h…

> Either block them... Can't you already do this by setting the age rating on your videos?

That's limited to 18 and older, and it basically flags the video as mature content and removes it from recommendations and disables ads.

Re: YouTube channel owners: Is your content directed to children?

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Post by manigandham »

PeterStuer wrote: post #62

The ftc acts as if the content creator is in control: He can choose to monetize his website through YouTube or not. In practice YouTube is a defacto monopoly for these kinds of websites . Now the creators ask YouTube: please give us an option to have channels that are free of under 13 viewers. It is not my target demographic, and while your own analytics tell me there are a few of those watching, I do not want them h…

Even worse is that Youtube can and will override your classification if it deems a video to be for children, and it now has automatic bots to do so, along with a lengthy appeals process where you remain without data and exposed to legal risk.

This was requested by the COPPA politicians as a "technology backstop" as they always misunderstand how tech and AI works, and were warned that it would lead to bad side effects like this.

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Post by syshum »

witherk wrote: post #11
WrtCdEvrydy wrote: post #2

> The Rule allows for civil penalties of up to $42,530 per violation > FTC considers a number of factors in determining the appropriate amount > the operator paid a total civil penalty of $35,000 I'll take 'Captured Agency for $100, Alex'

I'm confused what private entity wants this? Old media?

YouTube wants this, dont fool yourself

YouTube is trying desperately to purge ALOT of content and creators that are not financially viable

They no longer desire to be "You"Tube, instead they want to be more like NetFlix or Disney+ and carry more mainstream content.

Allowing the government to be the bad guy has been used by large corporations for decades as cover

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Post by Macha »

morsch wrote: post #67
PeterStuer wrote: post #62

The ftc acts as if the content creator is in control: He can choose to monetize his website through YouTube or not. In practice YouTube is a defacto monopoly for these kinds of websites . Now the creators ask YouTube: please give us an option to have channels that are free of under 13 viewers. It is not my target demographic, and while your own analytics tell me there are a few of those watching, I do not want them h…

I'm sure at least a few gaming related YouTube creators are wondering how this affects them and if a Twitch presence -- which many of them maintain anyway -- isn't a better alternative. YouTube doesn't have a monopoly in that subculture at least.

Most of the gaming ones I've watched have either moved entirely to twitch or reduced their youtube content to sliced up twitch vods anyway. Since the "apocalypse"/brand safety changes, many of them have said YT isn't really worth it from a rev perspective.

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Post by ClaudioHG »

jacobwilliamroy wrote: post #47

> channel owners Do youtube users actually "own" their channels or is this just an incorrect wording? What is meant by "own" here?

You don't own anything than just on a good will basis. YouTube can terminate your account at any time, withour prior notice, at their sole discretion. This is said in the ToS in many places.

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Post by OnlineHeaven »

robbrown451 wrote: post #3

I'm really not fond of rules that force you to make black and white decisions on things that are inherently in shades of gray. I watch a lot of stuff with my 5 year old daughter -- whether on YouTube or elsewhere -- than we both seem to equally enjoy. Recent ones include Star Wars Resistance, The Mandalorian, Spirited Away, From Up on Poppy Hill, The Incredibles 2. On YouTube we watch "how it's made" videos, as well…

Dude I'm gonna need a link to your dog & cat playtime adventure channel

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Post by Mirioron »

thekyle wrote: post #68
Mirioron wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And if the FTC decides that your Mario speed run is kids friendly, because it has animated characters, flashy graphics, and is related to toys? Speed runs most definitely aren't targeted at kids, but according to FTC rules that could be classified as kid friendly.

This isn't really an area that I'm super familiar with but why wouldn't a Mario speed run be kids friendly? That seems like the type of thing I would have watched when I was 12. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speedrun

I misspoke. I meant directed at kids. I don't think speedruns are directed at people below the age of 13. It really doesn't seem like the target audience.
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