Big Brother : Change Comes to YouTube

SOCIAL MEDIA Change Comes to YouTube

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YouTube is implementing a three-pronged strategy to stifle hate speech on its platform. Prong 1: No more claims of group superiority “based on qualities like age, gender, race, caste, religion, sexual orientation or veteran status.” That's code for political ideologies like Nazism.  Prong 2: No more recommending/monetizing “borderline” content that furthers extreme theories about conspiracy-ripe topics like vaccination or 9/11. That'll lead to changes for YouTube’s recommendation algorithm, which is responsible for over 70% of overall time spent on the platform. Prong 3: No more monetization options for creators who toe the line, or “repeatedly brush up against” YouTube’s hate speech policies. While we’re here...YouTube got ratioed Tuesday after it said racist, homophobic language from a prominent conservative creator, Steven Crowder, toward journalist Carlos Maza didn’t violate its policies. Critics started chanting “free pass” and YouTube changed its mind. That brings us to the bottom line: Making rules is one thing. Enforcing them is a whole other ball game—especially when 500+ hours of new videos are uploaded to YouTube every minute.