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posted by chromas on Thursday June 20 2019, @01:23AM   Printer-friendly
from the But-it-said-"breast" dept.

From The Verge, an article on autonomous weapons systems:

YouTube’s new policies designed to more aggressively tackle supremacist content have also led to some creators claiming their videos have been improperly removed or hidden in the process. They argue that YouTube is not distinguishing between actual hate content and videos that document hate groups for educational or journalistic purposes.

In militaries, there is a saying: "Friendly fire isn't."

YouTube announced on Wednesday that it was taking stronger measures to ban “videos alleging that a group is superior in order to justify discrimination, segregation or exclusion based on qualities like age, gender, race, caste, religion, sexual orientation or veteran status.” It was only minutes later that creators began to see channels being removed or videos pulled down — including a channel run by a history teacher, a video uploaded by the Southern Poverty Law Center, and independent journalist Ford Fischer.

Fischer is a YouTube-based reporter who covers politics, activism, and extremism. He’s shot footage at events like the Unite the Right white supremacy rally that occurred in Charlottesville, Virginia in 2017, as well as gay pride parades. Some of his footage is used by documentarians and educators to study extremism and activist groups around the world, Fischer tells The Verge.

Looks like YouTube is going to demonetize aristarchus!

Previously: YouTube Clamps Down Further on Undesireable Speech


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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 20 2019, @02:12AM (6 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 20 2019, @02:12AM (#857713)

    No. If stupidity were demonetized, there would be no "influencers" left.

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  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 20 2019, @02:21AM (4 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 20 2019, @02:21AM (#857721)

    Good, why should anyone get paid to troll.

    • (Score: 4, Funny) by MostCynical on Thursday June 20 2019, @03:35AM (3 children)

      by MostCynical (2589) on Thursday June 20 2019, @03:35AM (#857750) Journal

      Hold on..
      You can get paid?
      But people on SN are doing it for free!

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      "I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
      • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Thursday June 20 2019, @04:19AM

        by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Thursday June 20 2019, @04:19AM (#857763) Journal

        But people on SN are doing it for free!

        That's "l'art pour l'art".
        In contrast with "Ars gratia artis (Leo the Lion roaring)"

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        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 20 2019, @02:08PM (1 child)

        by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 20 2019, @02:08PM (#857925)

        Isn't that the same difference between whores and hussies?

        • (Score: 2) by MostCynical on Friday June 21 2019, @04:38AM

          by MostCynical (2589) on Friday June 21 2019, @04:38AM (#858426) Journal

          One up-front payment vs bleed your wallet all night long?

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          "I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
  • (Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Thursday June 20 2019, @06:01AM

    by fustakrakich (6150) on Thursday June 20 2019, @06:01AM (#857783) Journal

    If stupidity were demonetized, money would be worthless.

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    La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..