YouTube has announced major changes to flag the videos, if they are inappropriate, show violence, abuse, spam etc. They will monitor the flag at the same time the user reports and will try to improve their existing automatic video removal system.
Others suggest YouTube may want to improve protection for copyrighted videos and remove those videos that have sexual or violent content.
When you visit a YouTube video and find it is inappropriate, you can hit the “Flag” button on the bottom right of the video. After you press the flag, you will the screen below:
You can choose one of these reasons and hit “Flag This Video”. Each of these categories has a subcategory (total 17 types of categories or reasons). And a subcategory will show as follows:
But since many report it falsely, they give the following message to provide more documentation if it violates a copyright for example. And will give the following message:
Suppose the video shows an inappropriate scene in a large video, they ask you to enter specific information to help them decide quickly.
Then once you enter all the details, and submit the flagged video. YouTube gives a final thank you message.
Some may not like over-censoring, but in certain cases it is necessary when videos show explicit child abuse, for example.
Also, when some post videos promote violence (like the one in Finland), this flagging system will be necessary.
For more information about the YouTube Video flagging system, click here. These flags can be made at the Youtube site only, not on other sites that include embedded Youtube videos.
2 comments:
This is not true at all! YouTube NEVER review the flagged video's. If a member has 3 video's flagged & removed then their account is suspended.
There are groups set up which arrange 'mass flagging campaigns' on innocent members, simply because they don't like a person or don't agree with their video message. Individuals as well as groups of people are targeted for mass flagging.
Most of the time perfectly innocent members fall victim to this flagging & loose their accounts. YouTube NEVER review flagged video's & there are many video's & whole channels set up which encites bullying, hatred & racism .. YouTube allows them while suspending innocent accounts!
The flagging system encourages hatred, cyber bullying & harrassment, it is an unfair, unjust system! There are MANY video's on YouTube calling for the system to be replaced by something fairer.. but that would mean YouTube would have to actually do some work!
Thanks for your comment, I agree there is too much caustic remarks and bullying. I just ignore them. Regarding the flagging system, maybe it is not perfect, but they still have the same control like the article says. You try reporting those offensive videos, when many start complaining they will listen.
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