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2 weeks ago: https://www.polygon.com/2017/10/27/16556980/youtube-demonetization-update-adpocalypse https://www.polygon.com/2017/10/27/16556980/youtube-demoneti.

by gipp 9y ago

2 weeks ago: https://www.polygon.com/2017/10/27/16556980/youtube-demonetization-update-adpocalypse https://www.polygon.com/2017/10/27/16556980/youtube-demoneti... People also need to realize that the alternative is massive amounts of ad dollars simply being removed from YouTube altogether. The demonetization drive came from advertisers' outrage over the lack of control over where their ads appear. Without the demonetization push, they start pulling out en masse and everyone loses out.

TheCoreh 9y ago
Or, they could create two separate ad categories by including an option like "Allow ad to be displayed on potentially controversial, offensive or profane content". That way instead if being demonetized videos could simply be moved to this bucket and get ads from less high profile brands, that don't care about this.
- watwut 9y ago
  Advertisers from France will never agree with advertisers from America on what is controversial. Not even speaking about advertisers from Saudi Arabia.
  - Feniks 9y ago
    Excellent point. Saying vagina in the Netherlands isn't a big deal, in the US the FCC would be calling your boss.
    - nerpderp83 9y ago
      https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/obscene-indecent-and-profane-broadcasts https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/obscene-indecent-and-pr... Some serious double think right there. What a shitty fucking law.
    - matt4077 9y ago
      "Vagina" is actually allowed. Also, this is among the gems of the google infobox: https://www.google.com/search?rls=en&q=fcc+forbidden+words https://www.google.com/search?rls=en&q=fcc+forbidden+words
falcolas 9y ago
Ooooor, Google could pony up and have a human look at AI flagged demonitized videos (or even just those whose appeals are consistently succeeding) instead of their usual "kill them all and let God, err, appeals sort them out" routine. They're effectively sacrificing an entire genre (Gaming) at the alter of advertisers. A great way to lose the very content that brings advertisers and viewers to the platform in the first place.
- pixl97 9y ago
  I think you underestimate how many hours of videos are uploaded to YT every second. YT requiring lots of human interaction by moderators kills the profitability.

by gipp 9y ago

TheCoreh 9y ago

Or, they could create two separate ad categories by including an option like "Allow ad to be displayed on potentially controversial, offensive or profane content". That way instead if being demonetized videos could simply be moved to this bucket and get ads from less high profile brands, that don't care about this.

watwut 9y ago
Advertisers from France will never agree with advertisers from America on what is controversial. Not even speaking about advertisers from Saudi Arabia.
- Feniks 9y ago
  Excellent point. Saying vagina in the Netherlands isn't a big deal, in the US the FCC would be calling your boss.
  - nerpderp83 9y ago
    https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/obscene-indecent-and-profane-broadcasts https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/obscene-indecent-and-pr... Some serious double think right there. What a shitty fucking law.
  - matt4077 9y ago
    "Vagina" is actually allowed. Also, this is among the gems of the google infobox: https://www.google.com/search?rls=en&q=fcc+forbidden+words https://www.google.com/search?rls=en&q=fcc+forbidden+words

falcolas 9y ago

Ooooor, Google could pony up and have a human look at AI flagged demonitized videos (or even just those whose appeals are consistently succeeding) instead of their usual "kill them all and let God, err, appeals sort them out" routine. They're effectively sacrificing an entire genre (Gaming) at the alter of advertisers. A great way to lose the very content that brings advertisers and viewers to the platform in the first place.

pixl97 9y ago
I think you underestimate how many hours of videos are uploaded to YT every second. YT requiring lots of human interaction by moderators kills the profitability.