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Re: YouTube removed a Cybersecurity channel without much reason

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Post by hundchenkatze »

tshaddox wrote: post #15
sterlind wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

For the same reason a storage company shouldn't be able to burn all the stuff in your unit if they evict you.

But aren’t they? Maybe not literally burn, but aren’t there multiple reality TV shows about repossessed storage units?

Yeah, but most places will put your storage unit into "default" for some time, usually 30 days, and make multiple attempts to contact you before auctioning your stuff. Generally speaking, in the U.S. most states have lien laws that dictate how and for how long a company must attempt to contact you before they can auction.

Youtube could do something similar, by providing you 30 days to download your content.

Re: YouTube removed a Cybersecurity channel without much reason

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Post by scrps »

Yet you can browse youtube and learn how to build an AR-15 lower reciever, learn tactical shooting, and knife fighting*... But for the love of all things lawful don't explain a buffer overflow or a side-channel attack.

I am not suggesting those videos/channels be banned either just pointing the uneven absurdity of YT's policies.

Re: YouTube removed a Cybersecurity channel without much reason

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Post by syshum »

scrps wrote: post #23

Yet you can browse youtube and learn how to build an AR-15 lower reciever, learn tactical shooting, and knife fighting*... But for the love of all things lawful don't explain a buffer overflow or a side-channel attack. I am not suggesting those videos/channels be banned either just pointing the uneven absurdity of YT's policies.

They have removed ALOT of gun channels as well. Most of the bigger Gun channels now just talk about news / reviews not really educational for that it is moved to BitChute or other YT Alternatives

Re: YouTube removed a Cybersecurity channel without much reason

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Post by driverdan »

sterlind wrote: post #11
root_axis wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why should that be required by law?

For the same reason a storage company shouldn't be able to burn all the stuff in your unit if they evict you.

YT is not a storage company. You do not have a contract with them to store your data with an obligation to return it.

Re: YouTube removed a Cybersecurity channel without much reason

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Post by Miner49er »

TameAntelope wrote: post #14
seanmcelroy wrote: post #3

It's a mistaken position to believe sharing "how to" information somehow mints cybercriminals; however, this is the position YouTube has repeatedly and is increasingly taking with striking innocent content creators sharing information about how security vulnerabilities work and how to test for them. This type of content is widely available on mainstream online blog sites, in published books, and through established,…

I can't stop thinking about the concept of "policy-based innovation" a new startup could build off of to disrupt an industry, but I feel like it violates one of the primary tenets of Starting a Startup because a big player can theoretically "just change their policy" to eat your lunch. For example (given enough capital), is there genuinely an opportunity to build a YouTube-like platform that simply doesn't have the p…

It can work, just depends. DuckDuckGo is an example of a success doing this. For things like YouTube it's much harder. Content creators go where the consumers are, and consumers don't know about or care about these types of policy things until it effects content they watch.

TIDAL tried this as a Spotify competitor and have basically failed.

Re: YouTube removed a Cybersecurity channel without much reason

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Post by colejohnson66 »

Miner49er wrote: post #26
TameAntelope wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I can't stop thinking about the concept of "policy-based innovation" a new startup could build off of to disrupt an industry, but I feel like it violates one of the primary tenets of Starting a Startup because a big player can theoretically "just change their policy" to eat your lunch. For example (given enough capital), is there genuinely an opportunity to build a YouTube-like platform that simply doesn't have the p…

It can work, just depends. DuckDuckGo is an example of a success doing this. For things like YouTube it's much harder. Content creators go where the consumers are, and consumers don't know about or care about these types of policy things until it effects content they watch. TIDAL tried this as a Spotify competitor and have basically failed.

Tidal’s still trying. I see ads for it every so often. But you’re correct: they haven’t “broken through” yet like Spotify and Netflix did. First mover advantage?

Re: YouTube removed a Cybersecurity channel without much reason

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Post by colpabar »

djsumdog wrote: post #5

Looks like he started a channel on a Peertube server, but it has nothing on it yet. I hope he has a backup of all his videos. ALWAYS HAVE A LOCAL BACKUP of all the content you upload to other services. Facebook is not your photo backup. All your stuff could disappear off Google tomorrow. The cloud is literally someone else's computer. The biggest takeaway for all YouToobers is to organize all their videos in a manor…

>I don't see people finding meaningful content on it

I think the problem is that "meaningful content" doesn't really matter. Ever heard of mukbang? Or reaction videos? Lots of people understand that if you make a 10 minute video that can be used as background noise while working or playing video games, you can make a lot of money. Youtube has to be aware of this, which would explain why they so quickly take down any video that advertisers might not like.

It may become a dinosaur to people who value quality content, but go search the topics I mentioned and compare the view counts to the types of videos you normally watch.

Re: YouTube removed a Cybersecurity channel without much reason

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Post by blahyawnblah »

scrps wrote: post #23

Yet you can browse youtube and learn how to build an AR-15 lower reciever, learn tactical shooting, and knife fighting*... But for the love of all things lawful don't explain a buffer overflow or a side-channel attack. I am not suggesting those videos/channels be banned either just pointing the uneven absurdity of YT's policies.

A lot of the gun channels have been de-monitized. Most of them have recorded promotions for various companies as part of the video. Others use patreon to fund the channel.

Re: YouTube removed a Cybersecurity channel without much reason

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Post by vmception »

viseztrance wrote: post #4
vmception wrote: post #2

Could be a mistake but it could also be in line with their already stated policy of removing hacking information. I don't care about the distinction you are about to make nor do I care to post an opinion on the matter. Just information for anyone passing by.

Where will they draw the line? What about channels focused on the physical security like Lock Picking Lawyer?

They won't draw a line. They will just react arbitrarily and rely on the clout of the person they messed with to be the appeals process.
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