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While it's cool to see them trying out some unconventional ways of monetization, I have a feeling this won't last for very long.

mikeyur 18y ago
There will probably be some complaints from parents or some being redirected to porn sites, but what do you expect? If parents are so offended they should talk to their child about searching for porn on the internet rather than complaining. If some kid turns 'safe search' off in google and types in 'porn' - will the parents get mad at google?
- alaskamiller 18y ago
  Yeah, I wasn't aware if I typed in xxx at Google they now wait 5 seconds and send me to a porn site automatically.
  - mikeyur 18y ago
    They do if you're feeling lucky.
    - alaskamiller 18y ago
      User looks up xxx on Justin.tv for xxx on Justin.tv User looks up xxx on Google for xxx The intent is different and the auto-redirect, even at 5 seconds, is troubling.
      - jrockway 18y ago
        The intent, when searching for porn on Justin.tv, is presumably to find "xxx" "channels". Being redirected to porn is exactly what the user desires, since that's what he searched for.
- jonursenbach 18y ago
  When was the last time a parent actually talked to their child instead of complaining about it being someonelse's problem?
  - anewaccountname 18y ago
    I'm pretty sure we only get to hear the ones that complain.
- fallentimes 18y ago
  Were those rhetorical questions? Not sure where you derived them, but my only point was: usually when enough outraged people are outraged someone/some company gives in. Unfortunate, but true. Personally, I think it's a great idea.
emmett 18y ago
FYI - this isn't a method of monetization. This is a way of policing our community, by preventing people from searching for and finding porn on our site. Secondly, actual users of our site have not complained, except for a few of our mods who say it makes it harder for them to find bad channels and flag them. So it's likely to last quite a while, since it's very successful in its goal.
- fallentimes 18y ago
  Gotcha. If Techcrunch had included your guys' comment from the start it would have cleared everything up.

mikeyur 18y ago

There will probably be some complaints from parents or some being redirected to porn sites, but what do you expect? If parents are so offended they should talk to their child about searching for porn on the internet rather than complaining. If some kid turns 'safe search' off in google and types in 'porn' - will the parents get mad at google?

alaskamiller 18y ago
Yeah, I wasn't aware if I typed in xxx at Google they now wait 5 seconds and send me to a porn site automatically.
- mikeyur 18y ago
  They do if you're feeling lucky.
  - alaskamiller 18y ago
    User looks up xxx on Justin.tv for xxx on Justin.tv User looks up xxx on Google for xxx The intent is different and the auto-redirect, even at 5 seconds, is troubling.
    - jrockway 18y ago
      The intent, when searching for porn on Justin.tv, is presumably to find "xxx" "channels". Being redirected to porn is exactly what the user desires, since that's what he searched for.
jonursenbach 18y ago
When was the last time a parent actually talked to their child instead of complaining about it being someonelse's problem?
- anewaccountname 18y ago
  I'm pretty sure we only get to hear the ones that complain.
fallentimes 18y ago
Were those rhetorical questions? Not sure where you derived them, but my only point was: usually when enough outraged people are outraged someone/some company gives in. Unfortunate, but true. Personally, I think it's a great idea.

emmett 18y ago

FYI - this isn't a method of monetization. This is a way of policing our community, by preventing people from searching for and finding porn on our site. Secondly, actual users of our site have not complained, except for a few of our mods who say it makes it harder for them to find bad channels and flag them. So it's likely to last quite a while, since it's very successful in its goal.

fallentimes 18y ago
Gotcha. If Techcrunch had included your guys' comment from the start it would have cleared everything up.