We are entering dangerous waters with this shit here man. I can understand wanting to keep some of the hate filled troublemakers out, but this is overstepping the boundaries. The system is already unfair in it's treatment of it's users with it's failed Copyright system, allowing the large companies to abuse it without fear of consequences (well, until it actually goes to court, but even when they loose it's no real problem for them), but what are the chances that videos from these companies will be targeted by this new system.
As it stands, many media companies have their videos on here and many of them are monetized. Some of there big and popular ones go against these guidelines, but many of us feel they'll be passed over in exchanged for targeting smaller channels. Hell, I don't know if any of there systems could be classed as legal in some countries and it's only a matter of time before one country makes that decision. This is another form of trying to shut off both creativity and free speech. Yes, some people should not have the right to post videos and the like cause they're out to harm other people, but Ad friendly? Has any of these guys looked at ads lately? Some involve things like sex, abuse, offensive meanings, gambling and drug use. Ads are not ad friendly by that standard. Much of the entertainment we watch on Youtube has swearing, sexual innuendos and the like, but you cut them off and your cutting off an audience. A very angry audience.
This would not only cut off the livelihoods of a number of great content creators, but those that work for them. Remember that many of the big names (and smaller channels) have other people work for them, people behind the camera, extras and most importantly, Editors. If the channel can no longer make ad revenue, then those who work behind the scenes will loose there jobs too. Such a blow would be very bad publicity for Youtube and Google and could see many content creatures change formats. Cutting ads from the big channels (and a tone of smaller ones) would also hit Youtubes bottom line. They are literately cutting their own throats with this shit. This does not make sense, not from a moral one, a business one or hell, even common sense. There is no explanation to justify this, no reason to explain why they chose to do this (and no, Ad friendly non-sense. T.V has violent, offensive, swearing shows and they have ads. Hell, the news has gambling ads in ad breaks). I don't know who is in charge, but clearly someone needs to explain to them that they need to stop following this self destructive path, before it's too late.
(I know I've gotten carried away with this, but it's hard to see a positive to content creation when all those who do good suddenly find their work restricted financially. Doesn't help when big companies continue to get a free pass, yet the hard working smaller channels are getting punished. It frustrates me to no end).
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