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It’s funny how Google’s automated system will flag a small video like yours but I see tons of crypto scams on SpaceX imposter live feeds with thousands of viewers
I was on YouTube and got a whole series of ads about a hat that would protect me from 5G …
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My main fear about that is not doing it properly and my email stop working as expected. For the nature of my job (press) I send a lot of emails to people who don-t know me, asking for interviews, etc. If my email starts to fall into spam folder, my job would be impossible. Gmail gives me that and I don't have to worry about if this person received the email or not.
Dude, I'm a non-tech guy. I just frequent HN for intellectual stimulation. If I can set up a custom domain, you can definitely do so. I'm a freelance and my livelihood also depends on cold emailiing people. It's just a false belief that we need Google to handle important aspects of our life. No, we don't
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Quite frankly, now that YouTube has built its media ecosystem, they have an incentive to marginalize the long tail. The big channels (or rather, their distribution companies) have dedicated account managers who can clear this kind of stuff up. Big channels are easier to manage from a platform perspective since there’s someone you can call to clear up any issues (who you already have a contractual relationship with),…
Honest question, do you actually get as many ads on YouTube as on TV ? With the former, I am used to 2 10-seconds to 1-minutes ads every 10-15 minutes and that are usually skippable (~16% in the worst case). On TV, at least in France, there are at least as many ads, but they can't be skipped.
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I was on YouTube and got a whole series of ads about a hat that would protect me from 5G …
i mean, technically true?
The problem is not the content of the video, crypto or not. The problem is not that YT moderates aggressively (it doesn't do enough IMHO) or even how it moderates. The problem is that there is no serious appeals process, and no third party oversight of moderation decisions. This is true for all the big platforms. How do we fix that, IDK, but probably at the government level.
> that there is no serious appeals process, and no third party oversight of moderation decisions Yes there is, see [0] - also posted by me in another reply in this thread, where I mention that my own YouTube account was suspended identically to OP earlier this year, but was restored 3-4 hours after filling out the form. The decision may or may not have been AI-driven, but I'm pretty sure there was a human in the loop…
yikes I check my gmail behind a VPN semi regularly. Now I'm worried.
It amazes me that HN, and Twitter, is the only customer service for a multi-billion dollars company like Google.
That's not true, Google has "Google One", where you pay for stuff like Google Drive, and get access to support via chat and phone.
Presumably, many Googlers who are directly involved in designing and implementing content moderation are active readers of Hacker News, as is evidenced by the fact that having a story hit the front page is an effective way to solve problems like these. But what I never see is any of those Googlers taking the time to explain why they feel these seemingly-broken approaches are the only ways to solve the problem of mode…
- They are extremely self-assured of their competence and the effectiveness/completeness of anything they design.
- Google has nearly two-decade-culture of drive-by product development. People work on something, it becomes a product, the laser pointer of Shiny dances nearby, and they're off to work on something else and the product matures at a glacial rate, if at all.
They also don't care. Money printing machine go brrrrrrrrrr to the tune of $10BN/year.
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There's also: 1.) The discovery associated with YouTube and 2.) In addition to being convenient, you don't need to pay to host on YouTube. It would be pretty trivial for people to host their own content--much of which is never going to pay anything to speak of in ads. But then they'd have to pay for the hosting.
Advertising is what pays for the hosting. Good luck with your ad-free, free video hosting service.
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i mean, technically true?
Not sure about “protection” … and the other benefits like reducing “brain fog” improved cognition, improved sleep, and the list of bs goes on… whenever you see 5G protection it’s always a rabbit hole.
Update: 3 hours after posting and being on the hacker news front page: Automated email out of the blue: "We’re pleased to let you know that we’ve recently reviewed your YouTube account, and after taking another look, we can confirm that it is not in violation of our Terms of Service. We have lifted the suspension of your account, and it is once again active and operational." Thanks hacker news for voting this up and…
Ah, the classic. In order for your issue to be resolved you have to make the news. Really sad how this applies to many/most online services.