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Basically it says that if the FTC feels your channel it geared towards children 13 years and young Youtube can close you channel and you could get fined $42,000.00 per video, YouTube suggest if you not sure your channel is for adults only to get a Lawyer.  You Tube was fined 180 million for ads focused at children, so know they are passing those fines on to you the Tuber, you are now responsible for who views your content. This all starts Jan 1st 2020, the FTC will scan the channels from that point forward for videos that they deem have content that children will watch.

 

In a nut shell, bad news for those that make a living on You Tube

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giant hoo-haa over nothing

 

the modelling interweb is acting as if this means the end of youtube as we know it

 

i doubt it - it's really not aimed at geeky modellers at all

 

i've yet to come across a modelling video that is all fluffy bunnies for kids and then cuts to graphic porn or violence which seems to be one of the underlying reasons there is momentum for this ie protecting juniors from inappropriate material

 

and if the American Govt *is indeed* stupid enough to kill the whole thing off, another one will spring up in its place based outside of US of A - it's not like there is any proprietary tech involved

 

 

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The video above is a bit alarmist and misses at least this one crucial fact:

Simply go to your channel settings and select "Content not for children". It is even possible to select all of your videos at once to take care of the whole issue in one shot. 

 

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Well, we all know how bad things got when they killed net neutrality...

 

And I still get tears in my eyes thinking about how I had to throw the computer in front of me in the dumpster when PC gaming ended several different years ago.

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14 hours ago, nmayhew said:

i've yet to come across a modelling video that is all fluffy bunnies for kids and then cuts to graphic porn or violence which seems to be one of the underlying reasons there is momentum for this ie protecting juniors from inappropriate material

I read the FTC outline and it looks like it comes down to the collection of those under the age of 13's data Which is an issue for COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act) and your correct fine would only be enforceable in the US.

 

5 hours ago, D Bellis said:

Simply go to your channel settings and select "Content not for children".

I think that's the issue, you only have two choice's at the moment "For Children" and "For Adults, no middle ground for those that have content that appeals to both so they could lose the monetary value, and come Jan 1 2020 FTC will take over the or have the ability to scan content and they will make the decision, so if you have content marked ADULT but the FTC feels it could attract the 13 and younger you could have an issue. Basically UTube says they are not paying fines anymore and are passing that on to content providers

 

3 hours ago, CATCplSlade said:

Well, we all know how bad things got when they killed net neutralit

I agree with this statement, but net neutrality is one thing,  the FTC and COPPA is a whole another can of worms.

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1 hour ago, SCRATCH BUILDER said:

I think that's the issue, you only have two choice's at the moment "For Children" and "For Adults, no middle ground for those that have content that appeals to both so they could lose the monetary value...

Are you saying that a business simply marking their content "Suitable for children" is a problem because then then becomes "unsuitable for adults? If so, then you might not understand that content marked "suitable for children" is also suitable for and accessible by adults. At the risk of stating to obvious, those businesses also need to make sure their content is actually "suitable for children" before marking it as such. Or, they can mark it "unsuitable for children" and exclude them from viewing their content while avoiding the minefield of ever-changing criteria. 

 

Honestly, I really have no sympathy for any actual business that is having problems with a free video hosting service. 

 

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