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I think YouTube should also allow viewers to see what was removed unless there was a very good reason for it. This should be true for video titles and descript

I think YouTube should also allow viewers to see what was removed unless there was a very good reason for it. This should be true for video titles and descriptions too. YouTube is very opaque about this right now. Did you know a video can have a different title depending on your language setting? I'm not sure if that's optional automated Google Translate or written by the uploader.

detaro 7y ago
I'm not sure introducing more points for Google & co to make decisions about what's a "good reason" is a good idea.
Wowfunhappy 7y ago
Who determines what constitutes a "very good reason"?
- TazeTSchnitzel 7y ago
  Possibly YouTube's report system would work actually. It's only in rare cases like personal information breach or something that it should be used.
  - mschuster91 7y ago
    > It's only in rare cases like personal information breach or something that it should be used. In Germany we have something called "Recht am eigenen Bild" (right to your own picture). I film political demonstrations but until now I've been hesitating with uploading them as a successful "strike" with no editing option would endanger the video itself.
anon16346 7y ago
> I think YouTube should also allow viewers to see what was removed unless there was a very good reason for it. If a user removes one of their videos, I think that YouTube is obligated to remove all the metadata as well as the actual video. I think that users would be confused if they tried to remove a video and found that the video title and metadata was still there. If videos are removed for copyright or policy reasons, that's probably also enough reason to need to remove everything. This is especially true if the violations are in the metadata itself. > Did you know a video can have a different title depending on your language setting? I'm not sure if that's optional automated Google Translate or written by the uploader. It's a feature[0] that the uploader can choose to use. I don't think they're really being "opaque" about it; presumably this is what the uploader would prefer users see in those languages. [0]: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/6289575?hl=en https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/6289575?hl=en

detaro 7y ago

I'm not sure introducing more points for Google & co to make decisions about what's a "good reason" is a good idea.

Wowfunhappy 7y ago

Who determines what constitutes a "very good reason"?

TazeTSchnitzel 7y ago
Possibly YouTube's report system would work actually. It's only in rare cases like personal information breach or something that it should be used.
- mschuster91 7y ago
  > It's only in rare cases like personal information breach or something that it should be used. In Germany we have something called "Recht am eigenen Bild" (right to your own picture). I film political demonstrations but until now I've been hesitating with uploading them as a successful "strike" with no editing option would endanger the video itself.

anon16346 7y ago

> I think YouTube should also allow viewers to see what was removed unless there was a very good reason for it. If a user removes one of their videos, I think that YouTube is obligated to remove all the metadata as well as the actual video. I think that users would be confused if they tried to remove a video and found that the video title and metadata was still there. If videos are removed for copyright or policy reasons, that's probably also enough reason to need to remove everything. This is especially true if the violations are in the metadata itself. > Did you know a video can have a different title depending on your language setting? I'm not sure if that's optional automated Google Translate or written by the uploader. It's a feature[0] that the uploader can choose to use. I don't think they're really being "opaque" about it; presumably this is what the uploader would prefer users see in those languages. [0]: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/6289575?hl=en https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/6289575?hl=en