Why is #YouTubeIsOver trending on Twitter? Recent changes to YouTube\u2019s platform regarding content geared towards children and videos marked by YouTube as \u2018harassment\u2019 have caused users on Twitter to get #YouTubeIsOver trending. But is this really the end for the video juggernaut? It\u2019s a notion that\u2019s circulated around the internet before: that YouTube is dying\/dead and that this one thing they\u2019ve done now is what will get people to finally switch platforms en masse. This time around, people online really, truly believe that it might actually happen, but why? Why is YouTube \u201cover\u201d? What\u2019s caused the #YouTubeIsOver trend? The declarations that the Google-run video platform is nearing its end times stem from two recent changes that have to do with the push to make the service more kid-friendly. First were the changes caused by the new COPPA regulations from back in November, which set that machine-learning will determine what videos and channels are to be determined as child-friendly. One of the most influential YouTubers in Felix \u2018Pewdiepie\u2019 Kjellberg was livid at the idea of being sued or having his content automatically flagged because of the new rules set to start in 2020. But a new policy from YouTube that supposedly cracks down on online harassment is apparently going too far, as many users allege that the policy on harassment is also taking down videos where YouTubers are criticizing or calling out other YouTubers. What does the new policy mean? Officially, YouTube announced the changes on Wednesday, December 11 in a post titled \u201cAn update to our harassment policy.\u201d The post outlines that YouTube is expanding their policies to take a stronger stance towards \u201cveiled or implied threats,\u201d \u201ccontent that maliciously insults someone based on protected attributes,\u201d and repeated behavior that doesn\u2019t necessarily cross the policy line. Several prominent YouTubers are already noticing the effects of the new policy, alleging that other YouTubers might be using this policy to get videos critical of them flagged as \u201charassment.\u201d Ian \u2018iDubbbz\u2019 Carter posted on his Twitter that his Content Cop video regarding YouTuber LeafyIsHere was removed on December 11 for violating guidelines. Download ur favorite bullying vids, before yt takes them down pic.twitter.com\/3YajQJbr5G \u2014 idubbbz (@Idubbbz) December 11, 2019 Host of DramaAlert, Daniel \u2018KEEMSTAR\u2019 Keem has been very vocal about the new changes, even alleging that Ethan \u2018H3H3\u2019 Klein got the CEO of YouTube to remove a Gokanaru video that was critical of him. KEEM is also worried that his videos could be \u201cmisunderstood as harassment,\u201d and that his career might be in danger. Most the videos criticizing you @h3h3productions when you were 100% messing up about a year ago have been removed from YouTube deemed as harassment. Correct me if im wrong but didn’t you have a meeting with @SusanWojcicki earlier this year ? I swear i heard u say that somewhere! pic.twitter.com\/hxTfB34zRo \u2014 KEEM \ud83c\udf7f (@KEEMSTAR) December 11, 2019 As far as i can tell i haven’t lost any vids to the new TOS changes. However with that being said. I can’t see any path that i am safe in the future. I try to insert my own humor in my news reporting & i can see that being misunderstood as Harassment! I’m scared for the future. \u2014 KEEM \ud83c\udf7f (@KEEMSTAR) December 11, 2019 YouTube Gokanaru, who made the video about H3H3 that was removed on the same day as the new policies, described them as painting \u201cwith a broad brush to ensure full coverage.\u201d Paint with a broad brush to ensure full coverage https:\/\/t.co\/4Fnx1rWqWx \u2014 Gokanaru (@Gokanaru) December 11, 2019 What happens next? Many fans online are calling for prominent YouTubers to finally break free and move to a new platform, but like every other time fans have called for a mass exodus, it\u2019s halted by the notion that there is no viable alternative. The same suggestions like Twitch and Vimeo pop up, but prominent YouTubers who have built a career on that website aren\u2019t going to gamble that to switch platforms. Unlike in streaming, where sites like Mixer can offer financial safety in the form of a contract that ensures money despite a drop in views, other video sites can\u2019t or won\u2019t offer the same thing to YouTubers. However, if more popular videos critical of other YouTubers are removed using the new harassment policies, then that coupled with the new COPPA regulations in 2020 might cause resentment toward YouTube to hit an all-time high, leaving a new platform the opportunity to come in and really change things up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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