The Verge reports that YouTube is adjusting its abuse policy as abusive creators rejoice.
In November, YouTube announced changes to its guidelines for monetizable videos. Changes included adjusting guidelines for inappropriate language. Videos containing profanity in the first 8 seconds will not be monetized, and videos containing profanity after the first 8 seconds may receive ad revenue.
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The new policy appears to apply to all videos creators have ever made on the platform, resulting in the disabling of monetization for countless past videos and cuts in creators’ ad revenue. YouTubers such as ProZD took issue with this policy and lack of clear communication from YouTube and spoke out on their channels.
After weeks of complaints from creators, YouTube plans to adjust its policies.
“Many creators have reached out to us regarding this update over the past few weeks. Their feedback is important to us and we are in the process of making some adjustments to this policy to address their concerns. We will follow up with the creator community on Monday, because we have more to share,” YouTube spokesperson Michael Aciman told The Verge.
The swearing policy treats all “various profanities equally, i.e. not differentiated based on severity,” with the exception of “hell” and “damn”.
This policy change is another example of how creators’ lives often depend on the whims of big tech companies.
