YouTube is growing up, and creators are frustrated by growing pains

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Like death and taxes, seeing a version of “YouTube is over” trend on Twitter just hours after a new policy change goes into effect is a certainty.

YouTube’s updated harassment policy is no exception. Under the rules announced last week, YouTube will “no longer allow content that maliciously insults someone based on protected attributes such as their race, gender expression, or sexual orientation.” Essentially, people can criticize a creator’s work, but the basis of those criticisms can’t be attacks on their person. YouTube says the rules are being implemented because bullying makes “people less inclined to share their opinions and engage with each other.”

The recent policy change is just one of many that’s made creators reconfigure...

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YouTube is growing up, and creators are frustrated by growing pains YouTube is growing up, and creators are frustrated by growing pains Reviewed by Benny on December 16, 2019 Rating: 5

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