What do you think of the YouTube terms of service in effect on December 10th

What is your opinion on the YouTube terms of service which will be in effect on December 10

A complete disgrace. I'd be worried if I was a YouTuber.

Well I am a YouTuber and worried about it

What are they?

50/50. I'm saving some of my stuff I don't already have. On the one hand I've heard this sort of scaremongering before and I find it difficult to believe they're stupid enough to completely sabotage and destroy the entire point of the site.
On the other hand it's 2019...

changing the way our products work, how we collect or process data, or any of your settings. We're also not changing how we work with creators, nor their rights over their works, or their right to monetize," YouTube spokeswoman Ivy Choi said in an email.

The wording was designed to ensure that video uploaders are aware of the platform's existing terms of service, which say YouTube can terminate your account if you break the rules.

There's also another way to read the wording: In a sense, it means Google can shut down all of YouTube if the service no longer becomes commercially viable.

To clarify, there are no new rights in our ToS to terminate an account bc it's not making money. As before, we may discontinue certain YouTube features or parts of the service, for ex., if they're outdated or have low usage. This does not impact creators/viewers in any new ways.

— TeamYouTube (@TeamYouTube) November 11, 2019
Earlier this year, several major brands suspended their ads with YouTube after it was revealed that pedophiles were using the comment section on videos featuring minors to exchange contact details and links to child porn. In response, YouTube killed the comment sections on most videos featuring minors.

Another upcoming change to YouTube's terms of service now mentions "Content is the responsibility of the person or entity that provides it to the Service. YouTube is under no obligation to host or serve Content."

YouTube may have included the change to address charges of censorship, and how it's been taking down videos promoting Neo-Nazism, white supremacy, and conspiracy theories. In June, the platform updated its rules to ban videos that promote the superiority of one group over another and conspiracy theory videos that claim "someone has evil, corrupt, or malicious intent."

If a user does get banned or their content is taken down, YouTube will send a notification (unless law enforcement prohibits it), according to the updated terms of service. "Where YouTube is terminating your access for Service changes, where reasonably possible, you will be provided with sufficient time to export your Content from the Service," the company says.

Banned users will also still be able to view videos on YouTube; they just won't be able to comment or upload content. They can also appeal the ruling if they believe YouTube terminated their account in error.


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Yeah I think it'll be fine.

They have too much discretion. Considering how ubiquitous Youtube is these days both as a news source and as entertainment I would consider it a significant problem, if a predictable one.

The insidious corporate takeover of Youtube media has been going on for a few years now.

User content, music channels, fair use, etc, are being squeezed like a crack whore's tits after a night out on the Stella.