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Re:YouTube Removes Windows 11 Bypass Tutorials, Claims 'Risk... by xbar on Saturday November 08, 2025 @01:42PM (#45858891)
Google incentivizes takedown vote abuse. 1. 3 Strikes rules for channels 2. Automatic takedown systems based on votes 3. Incentivizing competing channels with ads 4. No verification/limits/punishment of bogus takedown voters and vote bots 5. Lack of democritized, universal takedowns of equivalent content

Does Microsoft unfairly benefit from Google's takedown tirefire? I do not know.

But if I were designing a voting system for takedowns it would be: 1. 1 non-DMCA takedown vote per user per year 2. No takedown votes for accounts less than 1 year old 3. Takedown all equivalent content when a video is voted down. 4. Verification of DMCA ownership before taking down DMCA-protected content.

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