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It shouldn't matter to whom? The key here is advertisers don't want to be associated with that. You cab very well respect and accept her, but if a private corpo

by tsol 5y ago

It shouldn't matter to whom? The key here is advertisers don't want to be associated with that. You cab very well respect and accept her, but if a private corporation funding or hosting her videos has an issue with it we can't force them on moral grounds. That's policing other folks as well

numpad0 5y ago
> The key here is advertisers don't want to be associated with that. Has this ever been substantiated or verified publicly? Which industry are those and why?
- zozbot234 5y ago
  It's by far the most parsimonious explanation when anything halfway popular gets "demonetized". YT is a profit-seeking business, they're always going to work closely with advertisers. Content makers and users are secondary, almost nobody is paying for YouTube Red.
  - guiambros 5y ago
    > ..almost nobody is paying for YouTube Red Well, I'd say it's a bit more than "almost nobody" [1], even if you discount trialers. [1] https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/50-million/ https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/50-million/
- tsol 5y ago
  Not that I know of, but I doubt any company will ever want to come out and say "hey btw we don't like revealing images of women associated with our product". It'd be something they request of their ad partners, in this case Google, and I'd imagine it'd be something companies would want to keep under wraps. No need to expose themselves to unneeded controversy. But we do know that many companies do feel that way, which is why many companies try to create a "family friendly" image. And as Google has said themselves, why many don't want to be associated with "non family friendly" images
themaninthedark 5y ago
>The key here is advertisers don't want to be associated with that. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/social_issues-july-dec13-sexualization_12-21 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/social_issues-july-dec13... Advertising itself is that. Sex sells, or at least everyone believes sex sells.
- tsol 5y ago
  That doesn't mean that advertisers aren't allowed to try to create a family friendly appearance? They're still a private entity they can do what they want even if it makes no sense to others

by tsol 5y ago

numpad0 5y ago

> The key here is advertisers don't want to be associated with that. Has this ever been substantiated or verified publicly? Which industry are those and why?

zozbot234 5y ago
It's by far the most parsimonious explanation when anything halfway popular gets "demonetized". YT is a profit-seeking business, they're always going to work closely with advertisers. Content makers and users are secondary, almost nobody is paying for YouTube Red.
- guiambros 5y ago
  > ..almost nobody is paying for YouTube Red Well, I'd say it's a bit more than "almost nobody" [1], even if you discount trialers. [1] https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/50-million/ https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/50-million/
tsol 5y ago
Not that I know of, but I doubt any company will ever want to come out and say "hey btw we don't like revealing images of women associated with our product". It'd be something they request of their ad partners, in this case Google, and I'd imagine it'd be something companies would want to keep under wraps. No need to expose themselves to unneeded controversy. But we do know that many companies do feel that way, which is why many companies try to create a "family friendly" image. And as Google has said themselves, why many don't want to be associated with "non family friendly" images

themaninthedark 5y ago

>The key here is advertisers don't want to be associated with that. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/social_issues-july-dec13-sexualization_12-21 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/social_issues-july-dec13... Advertising itself is that. Sex sells, or at least everyone believes sex sells.

tsol 5y ago
That doesn't mean that advertisers aren't allowed to try to create a family friendly appearance? They're still a private entity they can do what they want even if it makes no sense to others