So.
Anti-SJWs are losing it over this.
YouTube is working harder to clean up its content, it seems. I guess advertisers, for some reason, don’t want to put their brand on stuff that is inappropriate.
Because a select group of contributors will get YouTube points for reporting videos accurately. And if they get points, they can get more points so that they can report videos more efficiently. And so that they can get a bunch of perks, like become part of special behind-the-scenes groups, be able to curate comment sections, mass-flag videos, test new YouTube features first, and so on.
It’s YouTube’s way of making their site more advertiser friendly and “better for everyone.” I’ll be interested in seeing how it works, because currently it seems as if the more decently-minded YouTubers get pushed out due to current YouTube culture, it seems.
Now, I do enjoy being challenged in my views and I enjoy healthy debate. So I hope many videos stay. But I do think that YouTube’s decision to label people who make YouTube a better place “heroes” is a good thing that can make YouTube a true home for high-quality content.
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