Hello Tubebuddies!
Here is their statement
As you may have heard, weΓÇÖve reviewed and removed thousands of inappropriate comments that appeared against videos from creators with minors in them. WeΓÇÖve also terminated hundreds of viewer accounts for the comments they left on videos and reported illegal behavior to the NCMEC so they can work with the proper authorities.
While the creators of these videos may have done nothing wrong, weΓÇÖre going above and beyond our existing protections in the near term on content that may include or endanger minors. Our goal is to protect creators and the broader ecosystem while we improve our systems.
WeΓÇÖve also taken some additional measures out of an abundance of caution:
Disabling comments
WeΓÇÖve disabled comments on tens of millions of videos that may include minors and therefore are at risk of predatory comments. As part of these actions, comments may be temporarily disabled on some or all of your videos.
Limited Monetization
Videos that include minors and are at risk of predatory comments may receive limited or no ads (yellow icon). If you think we made a mistake please appeal. WeΓÇÖll continue to refine our approach in the coming weeks and months.
Additionally, if you see any type of content (videos, comments, etc.) that you think exploits minors, please flag it for review and select ΓÇ£child abuseΓÇ¥ in the reporting tool. No form of content that endangers minors is acceptable to us.
WeΓÇÖre taking swift action to ensure weΓÇÖre identifying as much of this content as possible and will continue to take additional actions over the coming days and weeks to keep minors and the creator ecosystem safe. We will keep you posted as these changes occur.
Thanks,
Marissa (TeamYouTube)
Source: https://support.google.com/youtube/thread/1805616?msgid=1805616
Thanks @Craig Payne for bringing this to my attention!
Here is their statement
As you may have heard, weΓÇÖve reviewed and removed thousands of inappropriate comments that appeared against videos from creators with minors in them. WeΓÇÖve also terminated hundreds of viewer accounts for the comments they left on videos and reported illegal behavior to the NCMEC so they can work with the proper authorities.
While the creators of these videos may have done nothing wrong, weΓÇÖre going above and beyond our existing protections in the near term on content that may include or endanger minors. Our goal is to protect creators and the broader ecosystem while we improve our systems.
WeΓÇÖve also taken some additional measures out of an abundance of caution:
Disabling comments
WeΓÇÖve disabled comments on tens of millions of videos that may include minors and therefore are at risk of predatory comments. As part of these actions, comments may be temporarily disabled on some or all of your videos.
- We know comments are a key way creators connect with their community, but this was an important step for the safety of minors on YouTube and a precaution while we work to further improve our systems. WeΓÇÖre investing more in the tools we have to detect and remove this content.
- If you are a parent or have minors in your videos please read our privacy & safety center and consider keeping your comments turned off.
- If you do re-enable comments, you should hold and carefully review all new comments for approval before they're posted to your videos.
Limited Monetization
Videos that include minors and are at risk of predatory comments may receive limited or no ads (yellow icon). If you think we made a mistake please appeal. WeΓÇÖll continue to refine our approach in the coming weeks and months.
Additionally, if you see any type of content (videos, comments, etc.) that you think exploits minors, please flag it for review and select ΓÇ£child abuseΓÇ¥ in the reporting tool. No form of content that endangers minors is acceptable to us.
WeΓÇÖre taking swift action to ensure weΓÇÖre identifying as much of this content as possible and will continue to take additional actions over the coming days and weeks to keep minors and the creator ecosystem safe. We will keep you posted as these changes occur.
Thanks,
Marissa (TeamYouTube)
Source: https://support.google.com/youtube/thread/1805616?msgid=1805616
Thanks @Craig Payne for bringing this to my attention!
