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Re:YouTube deleted an electronics repair channel [video] by pjc50 on Tuesday July 07, 2020 @12:25PM (#23760787)
> it is very hard to come up with a sort list of clear content rules. There are all sorts of ambiguities. For example, when is nudity OK? What about violence? Every line you draw in the sand will have false positives and false negatives

These aren't new questions, organizations like the BBFC and MPAA have been wrestling with them for years. And Google will have been wrestling with them internally .. in total secrecy. Yes, there are always going to be edge cases and people intentionally working up to the edge.

> having a support deposit--no matter how small--will disadvantage many creators and increase the divide between haves and have-nots.

I get that, but at the moment everyone's disadvantaged, and the larger creators potentially for tens of thousands of dollars.

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Re:YouTube deleted an electronics repair channel [video] by altgoogler on Tuesday July 07, 2020 @02:29PM (#23762430)
The BBFA and MPAA, if I understand correctly, watch every second of content they rate. They have a back-and-forth with creators when there are disputes. They can afford to communicate, well, this is one f-bomb too many and usless you remove it, it's an "R" rating.

Secondly, they work with (largely) mainstream content producers (e.g. movie studios), who rarely act with downright malicious intent because of reputation and money on the line.

I don't believe content moderation is a problem solved well anywhere.

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Re:YouTube deleted an electronics repair channel [video] by sonofgod on Tuesday July 07, 2020 @06:54PM (#23765135)
And this costs over $300 an hour. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/...
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