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URGENT: YouTube policy changes

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Polda18:
You've just received another subscriber for both channels. Your tutorials are good and pretty well explained, so why not? :)

kat:
 ;D

(although it should be stressed to subscribed because you want to be notified of new content rather than as a response to the current issue ;))

kat:
YouTube has made available an 'FAQ' to address some of the more common issues raised. Of note was the following entry;

--- Quote ---What stops you from making this change again? You've already changed the requirements twice!
There are no plans to change this again, unfortunately we still saw bad content/channels slip through with the 10k threshold but believe this new update strengthens the requirements and give us enough on these bad actors trying to get through. [underline emphasis added]
--- End quote ---
What the statement suggests, or perhaps confirms, is speculation the move isn't about stopping "bad actors" per se but YouTube's having (regaining?) broader control over content and who gets to participate in 'conversations' on the platform - although YouTube don't provide hard data to back up the assertions they make, and upon which these new policies are based, being a "bad actor" is not a prerequisite for "inappropriate" or ToS violating content (notwithstanding the subjective interpretation of that qualifier); the current reporting system already caters to this, surely dealing with individual cases as they crop up in an open ecosystem is more effective/efficient, than blanket blockades and the policing everything to maintain one that's closed.

kat:
Thanks to those supporting the channel/s, unfortunately as of today 20th Feb, both KatsBits channels are now demonetised.

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