Youtube CEO Susan Wojiski has published a blog post that directly addresses the concerns
of creators.
Things like copyright claims, the trending page and the comments that are being removed
from family vloggers.
The youtube community has been up in arms over the last few weeks over all of these
issues, and youtube has decided to listen to our concerns and take action.
I'm going to tell you about all these changes and how they will affect you, right now on
IO.
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If you're a regular viewer of this channel, you know that we complain about a lot of things
concerning youtube.
One of the biggest issues that this platform is facing is copyright claims.
to those of you who dont operate youtube channels, copyright claims pretty much suck.
Its when a copyright holder claims all the revenue for a video you've made even if you've
used nothing more than a sound bite of a popular song for comedic effect or a reference.
To me, using a small soundbite is not a huge deal, in fact, it benefits the copyright holder
because a viewer will be more likely to check out a song if they've heard it in a video.
But copyright holders like music companies will claim all the revenue for a specific
video that used even a second or two of their copyrighted material.
1 second out of potentially thousands of seconds of your original content.
Thats not exactly fair.
Huge youtubers like mr beast and h3h3's ethan klein sat down with youtube ceo Susan Wojiski,
and have labeled this period as one of the worst eras on youtube when it comes to copyright
claims.
Susan says that they are looking into this issue and hearing about it directly from creators
was vital.
Right now, her blog post said that youtube is exploring improvements in striking the
right balance between copyright owners and creatives.
To me, its like.
sure, if you use copyrighted material, that copyright owner should be compensated...but
the amount of compensation shouldnt be all the money a creator makes from a video.
It should be directly congruent with how much copyrighted material is used in said video.
Because copyright holders are abusing the system, they know the system is flawed and
they are taking advantage of it.
Another huge concern is the fact that youtube's trending page does not actually feature videos
made by creators.
Instead it shows things like movie trailers, music videos, late night political comedy
and sports highlights.
These videos are an essential part of youtube, but so are the creators.
Why is it that trending videos made by creators dont show up on the trending page?
Videos by shane dawson or donaldson blow up and gain millions of views in just 24 hours,
yet they dont show up on the trending page.
Shouldn't youtube be prioritizing the creators that drive traffic to their site?
Everyone, especially creators should be able to benefit from exposure on the trending page,
not just traditional media.
Susan Wojcicki said that from now on, at least half of all trending videos will now come
from youtubers, with the remainder coming from music and traditional media.
She also explained why videos made by creators havent shown up on the trending page. in her
blog post, she said.
Trending is meant to show content that a wide range of viewers would find interesting, and
youtube is especially careful about the safety of these videos, and they ensure they dont
contain profanity or mature content.
And the last issue that was specifically addressed, an issue that honestly is really confusing,
is the fact that youtube has been removing comments from videos that contained children.
Only problem is, they also did this for family vlog channels.
This was after that horrific child predator ring was exposed on youtube.
Keep in mind, removing the comments was youtube's way of keeping the advertisers happy, and
ultimately creators, and also to keep children safe.
Predators were directly utilizing the comment section of videos that contained children
to make timestamps and share excplicit material.
She said that youtube stands by this decision.
removing the comments was one of the only effective solutions for combatting this problem,
and i think most creators agree that its better to keep children safe, keep advertisers happy,
and still get paid.
Even if we have to sacrifice comments on our videos.
Well, i like to think that communication is so imporatant for combatting criticism and
confusion, and i feel like for the most part, Youtube is trying to keep everyone happy,
including their creators.
Let me know how you feel about these changes down there in the comments, for now its time
for some comment features.
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