Re:YouTube admits 'wrong call' over deletion of Syrian war c...
by wyager on Friday August 18, 2017 @05:53PM
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Yes, who cares about the world's (by far) largest and most popular video distribution site?
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Re:YouTube admits 'wrong call' over deletion of Syrian war c...
by Spivak on Saturday August 19, 2017 @01:43AM
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Because it's operated on the whims of a 3rd party whose primary concern is ad revenue. It's disappointing that historically important videos are being deleted but unless they introduce a new program for long term archival YT isn't really the place to store them.