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Some of these comments here are disgusting. I thought HN would be better than this. YouTube could start requiring validation for uploaders before they’re monit

Some of these comments here are disgusting. I thought HN would be better than this. YouTube could start requiring validation for uploaders before they’re monitized or allow comments. Require a credit card on file or something. That’d likely help cut down on spam too.

giarc 8y ago
I believe you can only monetize once you have 1000 subscribers. However, I think you should re-read article. The problem isn't the video uploaded, it's the commentor.
- dawnerd 8y ago
  I meant youtube themselves shouldn't monetize unless they're certain that the content is advertiser friendly. They have no problems cutting legit youtubers off from ads, so why can't they also kill ads for uploads from children? It's just been creating problems for them.
  - giarc 8y ago
    >It's just been creating problems for them. It's also been creating a cash cow for them. I also think there is just too much content being uploaded for them to accurately determine if the video is advertiser friendly.
52-6F-62 8y ago
Another user had a forward-thinking root idea that I think would be a good option for parents who legitimately wanted to share their family videos/let their kids send their friends videos. Private social-network video hosting. Not outside-searchable. You can host your own or maybe pay for another host. Only accessible by invite, etc. Parent configurable, permissions-based access for children (eg. Children cant send invites, only parents and approved members like elder children or trusted relatives). Essentially, it wouldn't involve existing *tubes.
- pcardoso 8y ago
  I share a couple of albums on iCloud for that with my family. Works great.
  - 52-6F-62 8y ago
    That's a pretty good option. But I imagine there are a lot of people who don't (or prefer not to) use Apple products or services. I could see there being a decent opening for something with the general usability of *tube, but with greater configurable control, and private by default. As well as there being a free option they can run themselves if they're somewhat technical.

giarc 8y ago

I believe you can only monetize once you have 1000 subscribers. However, I think you should re-read article. The problem isn't the video uploaded, it's the commentor.

dawnerd 8y ago
I meant youtube themselves shouldn't monetize unless they're certain that the content is advertiser friendly. They have no problems cutting legit youtubers off from ads, so why can't they also kill ads for uploads from children? It's just been creating problems for them.
- giarc 8y ago
  >It's just been creating problems for them. It's also been creating a cash cow for them. I also think there is just too much content being uploaded for them to accurately determine if the video is advertiser friendly.

52-6F-62 8y ago

Another user had a forward-thinking root idea that I think would be a good option for parents who legitimately wanted to share their family videos/let their kids send their friends videos. Private social-network video hosting. Not outside-searchable. You can host your own or maybe pay for another host. Only accessible by invite, etc. Parent configurable, permissions-based access for children (eg. Children cant send invites, only parents and approved members like elder children or trusted relatives). Essentially, it wouldn't involve existing *tubes.

pcardoso 8y ago
I share a couple of albums on iCloud for that with my family. Works great.
- 52-6F-62 8y ago
  That's a pretty good option. But I imagine there are a lot of people who don't (or prefer not to) use Apple products or services. I could see there being a decent opening for something with the general usability of *tube, but with greater configurable control, and private by default. As well as there being a free option they can run themselves if they're somewhat technical.