YouTube's regulatory standards are too vague and some educational channels announce withdrawal


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Security researcher Cody Kinsey, who posted a movie for security countermeasures and STEM education on YouTube, said that `` educational movies can no longer be posted due to changes in YouTube policy '', activities on YouTube He expressed his idea to review the method.

Ethical hacking channel Null Byte outlines changes in response to YouTube's ambiguous anti-infosec rules
https://reclaimthenet.org/null-byte-limited-content-youtube/

Cody Kinsey is the owner of the YouTube channel “ Null Byte ”, which publishes movies such as lectures on computer science. In July 2019, Mr. Kinsey also faces an account freeze due to the fact that a movie that covers hacking techniques is “a harmful and dangerous content ”. At this time, YouTube pointed out that the account was unfrozen due to the indication that “the main purpose of education should be an exception”, and Null Byte was able to resume activities.

You can see how Kinsey ’s YouTube channel was temporarily closed by reading the following article.

In the aftermath of YouTube's `` hacking course ban '', high-quality security measures movies are about to be deleted all over-GIGAZINE


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Null Byte, who has resumed energetic movie posting at 3 to 4 paces a month since the freeze was released, posted a movie explaining the hacking technique via QR code on August 24 Lastly, the posting was interrupted.

Then, Mr. Kinsey posted a movie titled “About YouTube's new policies and new works” for the first time in about a month and a half on October 13.

Update: New YouTube Policy & Exciting Episodes to Come!-YouTube


In a short movie of about a minute and a half, Mr. Kinsey said, “Some viewers have noticed that we have not posted a movie for more than a month and some of the movies posted in the past have been deleted. ”And revealed that strict regulations have continued since the account was unfrozen.



In addition, Mr. Kinsey said `` The reason for YouTube's policy change in 2019 is the reason, '' even if it is no longer for educational purposes, you can post movies dealing with hacking and

phishing techniques I pointed out that it was gone.



Based on these circumstances, Mr. Kinsey said, “After carefully considering the response, we decided to upload a shortened version to YouTube and publish the detailed contents on our website,” said YouTube. A policy not to post a movie that touches the part.

In fact,

the latest movie posted on October 15th has a link in the description column that says 'See this article for more information ...'



When accessing the link, a Null Byte page explaining the content of the course with an image instead of a movie was displayed.



Reclaim The Net, an IT information media, said, “Kinji ’s announcement has forced many creators to change their business model in the same way in the last few months, or to find opportunities to play outside of YouTube. Followed. ”

For example, the YouTube channel “ The Great War ”, which deals with the history of World War I, also entered October. “Because the monetization of a large number of movies has been lifted, we must rely on direct donations from fans in the future. and it must not be ' pleased to announce we.



In addition, Mr. Scott Olsop, a history teacher, revealed that the movie that discussed the rise of Nazis and the historical background has been deleted as `` hate speech '', `` The materials accumulated for 15 years suddenly It ’s shocked to disappear. ”



Furthermore, although not an educator, Corey Williams, known as “the world's first professional YouTuber”, said in August, “The recent algorithm change has reduced the audience by 96%, making it impossible to make a living. ”And expressed that it will conclude the 14-year history of activities throughout October.

I'm Saying Goodbye To YouTube After 14 Years | The World's First Professional YouTuber-YouTube


Reclaim The Net points out that 'the rules are left vague and many creators are not sure what type of content is acceptable,' YouTube continues to operate ambiguous rules Condemned the attitude.

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