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Re:YouTube suspends account for linking to a PhD research on... by tgsovlerkhgsel on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @03:27PM (#26811876)
The author receiving a strike can mean two things: a) the policy prohibits this b) a mistake was made.

The author seems to consider the latter more likely.

Likewise, Spiderman dry humping Elsa staying up can mean either that the policy allows it, or, much more likely, that they just didn't manage to identify and take it down yet.

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Re:YouTube suspends account for linking to a PhD research on... by t-writescode on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @03:46PM (#26812105)
The problem is, how difficult is it for the average, non-special YouTube producer able to fix "b) a mistake was made."

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And, how long are they refused earnings during that time?

It's similar to the copyright infringement stuff, where real livelihoods can be put in jeopardy from these sorts of decisions.

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Re:YouTube suspends account for linking to a PhD research on... by tgsovlerkhgsel on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @08:03PM (#26814669)
I'm not saying that b) is OK or means that everything is going well. I'm saying that assuming that the policy is bizarre means you're most likely looking for the problem in the wrong spot.
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