danishkNov 13, 2019
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YouTube is putting out a whole new set of rules for videos. The new rules have to do with making YouTube kid-friendly. If you have a channel, do watch this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JzXiSkoFKw
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Auf YouTube findest du großartige Videos und erstklassige Musik. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder mit der ganzen Welt teilen.

Nov 13, 2019 at 4:05pmWeb
Show threadVimoh Live 🎙️Nov 13, 2019

The actual line from the new terms of service that go into effect on December 10 is this:

“YouTube may terminate your access, or your Google account’s access to all or part of the Service if YouTube believes, in its sole discretion, that provision of the Service to you is no longer commercially viable.”

Give this some serious thought. What does your not being "commercially viable" mean?

If your channel is for kids, there will be no ads on it. So say goodbye to that money.

Show threadVimoh Live 🎙️Nov 13, 2019

Also, does this mean YouTube may remove your channel if... say... governmental pressures force it to suffer losses?

In all honesty, this was a long time coming. YouTube has been famously (and allegedly) unprofitable for ages. You can't expect it to continue to foot the bill forever. Nothing is free. What YouTube was gaining till now was market dominance. Now that that has been achieved, it can change the rules.

Show threadVimoh Live 🎙️Nov 13, 2019

The peril of building a shop on somebody else's land has always been this. The land may be taken away any time. And when that does happen, you will not be able to communicate to every customer that your shop has moved.

Never mind all the products you have sold till now with your present address printed on them.

If you have seen Stephen Colbert videos being recommended to you over and over again in the last few weeks, you know it has started already. YouTube is now a TV network.

Show threaddaskeitNov 13, 2019
@vimoh relevant xkcd comic: https://www.xkcd.com/743/
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Show threadVimoh Live 🎙️Nov 13, 2019
@daskeit Stupid nerd turf wars indeed!
Show threaddanishkNov 13, 2019
@vimoh what, according to you, is the reason YouTube has been able to assert its dominance leaping ahead over other similar platforms - Dailymotion, Vimeo,etc. ?
Show threadVimoh Live 🎙️Nov 13, 2019
@danishk They invested in good engineering. Plus had Google's monopoly help. Plus a solid creator program.
Show threaddanishkNov 14, 2019
@vimoh I think, it's the ability to cast YouTube videos to TV almost seamlessly makes it a standout winner.
Show threadVimoh Live 🎙️Nov 15, 2019
@danishk In the long run that will not matter much.