YouTube’s new kids content policy is a step in the right direction, but it's not a cure-all
Creators are used to taking a beating from YouTube. They make the content that drives people to the site. They work to figure out a winning formula for their channel. And then, at the drop of a hat, YouTube can tweak a policy that completely transforms how visible their content is or how much money their channels make.
The latest YouTube policy change affecting kids content, which went into effect this week, is a big one. Creators and their viewers are once again freaking out.
The amount of bullshit I've seen with Youtube's COPPA already...
So many videos are being labled "For kids" that aren't for kids, and in doing so the videos have their comments disabled, can't be saved to playlists, or downloaded
Might be the worst thing they've ever donepic.twitter.com/sPeXqXu8DT— TRAFON (@RiseFallNick) January 7, 2020 Read more...