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YouTube Took Down 58 Million Videos that Violated its Policies

15Dec By Gauri SinghNo Comments

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YouTube Took Down 58 Million Videos that Violated its Policies

The biggest video streaming platform YouTube has reportedly taken down more than 58 million videos and 224 million comments during the third quarter based on violations of its policies. Along with this, government officials and interest groups in the United States, Europe and Asia have been pressuring YouTube, Facebook and other social media services to quickly identify and remove extremist and hateful content that critics have said incite violence. The European Union has proposed online services should face steep fines unless they remove extremist material within one hour of a government order to do so. An official at India's Ministry of Home Affairs speaking on the condition of anonymity stated that social media firms had agreed to tackle authorities' requests to rem...

YouTube Steps Up Takedowns As Concerns About Kids’ Videos Grow

YouTube stepped up enforcement of its guidelines for videos aimed at children, the unit of Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Wednesday, responding to criticism that it has failed to protect children from adult content. The streaming video service removed more than 50 user channels in the last week and stopped running ads on over 3.5 million videos since June, YouTube vice president Johanna Wright wrote in a blog post. “Across the board we have scaled up resources to ensure that thousands of people are working around the clock to monitor, review and make the right decisions across our ads and content policies,” Wright said. “These latest enforcement changes will take shape over the weeks and months ahead as we work to tackle this evolving challenge.” YouTube has become one of Google...

YouTube Channels Will Monetize Only After Reaching 10,000 Views

Alphabet's YouTube said on Thursday it would place ads on channels only if they reach 10,000 views as it tries to weed out people who make money on the site by stealing content from other sources. The video streaming service also said once a video channel crosses the threshold, it would review the content to see if it qualifies for the placement of ads. "By keeping the threshold to 10k views, we also ensure that there will be minimal impact on our aspiring creators," Ariel Bardin, YouTube's vice president of product management, said in a blog post. YouTube has come under intense scrutiny for ads appearing alongside videos carrying homophobic or anti-Semitic messages, prompting a number of companies to suspend their digital ads on the video streaming service. The company vowed a...