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YouTubers Are Mad Again After YouTube Deletes Videos With Paid Promos for Academic Cheating

posted by takyon on Monday May 07 2018, @11:59PM   Printer-friendly
from the educational-prank dept.

MrPlow writes:

Submitted via IRC for Runaway1956

YouTube has removed "hundreds" of videos advertising an essay-writing service, EduBirdie, following a BBC investigation that concluded over 250 channels were promoting the Ukraine-based company.

According to the BBC, the investigation ultimately discovered more than 1,400 videos with over 700 million views promoting EduBirdie, with the topics covering "range of interests including: pranks, video games, fashion and dating." After the BBC revealed the results of the investigation, YouTube advised the channels in question that promoting cheating services was a violation of its policies against "academic aids," which specifically prohibit both test-taking services and paper-writing companies. It further told them that videos featuring EduBirdie plugs would be removed if the creators didn't do so themselves.

Numerous YouTubers complained that they had lost numerous videos as a result of the purge, with several saying dozens had disappeared. One channel claimed that 138 of their videos had been removed. According to the BBC, some said they were in the process of editing out the endorsements when the videos went down

Source: https://gizmodo.com/youtubers-are-mad-again-after-youtube-deletes-videos-wi-1825803083

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  • (Score: 2, Funny) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Tuesday May 08 2018, @12:07AM (4 children)

    by MichaelDavidCrawford (2339) Subscriber Badge <mdcrawford@gmail.com> on Tuesday May 08 2018, @12:07AM (#676839) Homepage Journal

    My customer got an A.

    My mother was mortified but my father howled with laughter

    Good Times

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  • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 08 2018, @12:18AM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 08 2018, @12:18AM (#676841)

    Sounds like you have a long history of being a whore for hire, but on the other hand, your sig says you're a liar.

    Take the MCAT for me, MDC. Let's see if the AIDS and the chronic bloody semen really made you into a medical expert overnight.

    • (Score: 4, Funny) by krishnoid on Tuesday May 08 2018, @12:56AM (1 child)

      by krishnoid (1156) on Tuesday May 08 2018, @12:56AM (#676851)

      Let's see if the AIDS and the chronic bloody semen really made you into a medical expert overnight.

      I bet it's lupus.

      • (Score: 4, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 08 2018, @01:10AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 08 2018, @01:10AM (#676854)

        https://imgflip.com/i/29u4bo [imgflip.com]

  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 08 2018, @12:54AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 08 2018, @12:54AM (#676850)

    My customer got a better grade than me.