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Re:I was blackmailed – any YouTuber could be next by marcyb5st on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @03:05AM (#23320204)
(Disclaimer: I work on YouTube, but all the opinions are strictly my own).

We tried to convey the message [1] that due to corona virus fewer and fewer human reviewers will be available.

[1] https://www.businessinsider.com/youtube-coronavirus-content-...

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Re:I was blackmailed – any YouTuber could be next by esperent on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @05:38AM (#23321147)
Why? Surely reviewing content is a perfect candidate for remote work?
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Re:I was blackmailed – any YouTuber could be next by marcyb5st on Saturday June 06, 2020 @12:32PM (#23440331)
Sorry for the late reply. I am speculating as I don't know the reason for the decision, but I believe it has to do with the fact that we don't want to expose families to some really gruesome content or that for some parts of the world internet connections are not available (e.g. rural India).
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