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Scratch the "not suitable for advertisers" algorithm at YouTube

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Amanda Duncam
9 years ago

This needs to be addressed and fixed. I have you tubers I watch that have been affected that are suitable, I feel that they are being targeted on purpose. Something has to be done. I don't want them to miss out on their livelihood because someone is being petty by reporting them as unsuitable.

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Phil ws
9 years ago

This system is broken!!

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Anonymous
9 years ago

Please sort this out as I'm ready to leave YouTube

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Felicia Ilana
9 years ago

Alot of youtubers are being flagged and their content taken down for no good reason

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Simon McMenemie
9 years ago

You Tube you're a bunch of wankers!! Enough Said

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devon
9 years ago Featured

This is absolutely insane. If it was one video here or there, that would be one thing. But some creators are getting hit EVERY SINGLE VIDEO! It's killing smaller channels! STOP IT, YOUTUBE!

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Ana Claudia Paixao
9 years ago

I have been affected because my favorite channel is no longer available for a stupid algorithm mistake. Pls fix it and punish the actual guilty part, not the victim

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Betania Sampaio
9 years ago

Betania

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Kim
9 years ago

Fix the channels that ARE broken.

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Shirley mcdonald
9 years ago Featured

I love secrets of the citadel and your breaking my heart.i need these to help me .I suffer with fibromyalgia and can no longer work so it makes my day every time she drops a video.

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Anonymous
9 years ago

Unfairly punishing content providers trying to share Game of Thrones breakdowns.

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Stacey Smyth
9 years ago

For the past year, I have been subscribed to a number of YouTube channels of content creators who have been impacted by this algorithm while a massive number of videos and creators go unchecked. Those unchecked videos include live deaths of people and animals, maiming, fighting, foul language, hate speech, destruction of property and much more. All of the above of which are actual CRIMES. They have been allowed to reside on YouTube and time enough to be spread among other social media sites simply because they were not "flagged", as apparently, people are sick enough to want to see it that they do nothing. That speaks to the extent to which this algorithm makes no sense and allows for ACTUAL harmful content to be spread millions of times and seen by millions of viewers-much of it against their will since sites like Facebook automatically play videos on a person's timeline. That being said, when it comes to creators who are commentating and contributing to a real thought-provoking online environment about television shows, movies, books, and other forms of legitimate storytelling media, YouTube certainly has this wrong. These content creators challenge their subscribers' minds to think in ways that they normally would not in an actual classroom environment, as it allows them to delve deep, give introspective thought and explore subject matter that most formal educational institutions deem too controversial and politically incorrect for their classrooms. I would like to pose to readers and to YouTube that, specifically, Game of Thrones courses are being taught in institutions of higher learning because of what I have already mention, but mostly because of the vast array of subject matter, correlations to actual historical events, ties to mythology, human behavior (and yes, some human behavior is less than savory), as well as military strategy, geography (as most people don't know that the fictional Westeros is derived from the UK map). The list goes on... Thes

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Mandy volz
9 years ago

Pleaase fix this so these people can do their jobs.

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John Battistoni
9 years ago

I greatly enjoy the content created by many talented individuals through YouTube. I patiently sit through entire advertisements in an attempt to ensure that my favorite creators can continue to generate content that I enjoy. Please stop using this algorithm. Thank you!

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John McKean
9 years ago

This new not suitable for advertisers addition YouTube has added is ruining the watchers experience. A few of the channels I watch are being affected. And these are very innocent Game of Thrones channels that don't have any inappropriate content. From what I can tell competing channels are flagging these channels as a way to get rid of their competition. Which is ridiculous and not in the best interest of your viewers.

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Chris weir
9 years ago

Sick and tired of YouTube making things more difficult on the little guy... Youtube was supposed to be about the little guy, and you're ruining it

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Kelly Lausman
9 years ago

Please stop the useless flagging of safe content for advertisers. Our favorite youtubers are suffering, and we love their content.

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Wendy Gieske
9 years ago

This algorithm is affecting YouTube's creators and audience. It's frustrating and highly inefficient. Please change it youtube! This is totally crazy.

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Lia Marquez
9 years ago

There are so many other creators that does use unsuitable language more so than Azor Ahype!

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James Tuckey
9 years ago

YouTube needs to remain an open venue for content creators to express their views, and automated algorithms will always be flawed.