YouTube Asks Users to Tone Down Harsh Remarks in Comments Section
Yo, here's some tea on YouTube's latest move to clean up the comments section!
They've decided to roll out a new Community Guidelines feature, aiming to foster a more respectful environment. Android users might now get a pop-up asking them to think twice before posting comments that could be hurtful or inappropriate. The encouragement towards polite interactions doesn't force anyone to be an angel, rather offers an "edit" button to control potential abuse.
Despite the best filters and systems, YouTube admits that its "get it right" all the time, so don't expect this to erase every single offensive comment. Comments not prompted yet are still subject to removal by the commenter, creator, or YouTube's moderation team if violating platform rules.
YouTube's pushing to make the platform more inclusive and has intensified the removal of hate speech in the comments by 46 times since 2019! Additionally, creators will be asked to voluntarily share their gender, sexual orientation, race, and ethnicity to help identify patterns of hate and monitor how some communities are treated with respect to monetization and discovery.
It's about time YouTube stepped up its game, right? Regular viewers might have noticed channel owners already urging kindness in captions, but it's great to finally see an official prompt pushing for respectful interactions.
Oh, and in case you're wondering, here are some other policies YouTube has been rolling out to combat hate speech and protect its users:
- Prohibition of content inciting violence or hate against individuals or groups based on their attributes.
- Banning content that involves threats or prolonged, malicious insults targeting individuals.
- A policy against election misinformation aiming to suppress votes, undermine election integrity, or spread misleading information about elections.
- Stricter content moderation practices in recent years, leading to reduced violating videos.
- Compliance with legal orders from courts and authorities regarding hate speech, in line with the European Union's Digital Services Act (DSA).
Stay tuned for future developments as YouTube continues to evolve and tackle these challenges!
- The new Community Guidelines feature on YouTube is designed to enhance a more respectful future for interactions, with pop-ups being shown to Android users, asking them to reconsider potentially hurtful or inappropriate comments.
- Tech giants like YouTube are increasingly incorporating guidelines to combat hate speech and protect users, with a fortified removal of hate speech in comments by 46 times since 2019.
- In order to identify patterns of hate and monitor respectful treatment towards creators, YouTube asks creators to voluntarily share details such as their gender, sexual orientation, race, and ethnicity.
- To tackle the challenges of hate speech and promote a safe environment on the platform, YouTube continues to roll out policies such as the prohibition of content inciting violence or hate, banning content involving threats or prolonged, malicious insults, and enforcing stricter content moderation practices, among others.
