#YouTubeAgeGate Archives

AT&T Pulls Ads From YouTube Citing "Content Promoting Terrorism And Hate"
Continuing our coverage of #YouTubeAgeGate, this time on the advertisement side of things AT&T announced today that they are pulling advertisements from YouTube This comes as a wave of advertisers have started boycotting YouTube because their ads are being placed next to hate speech videos, and the company took a step to cutting ad ties[...]
YouTube Responds to LGBTQIA+ Restrictions, But Not Like You Had Hoped
Get called out for censoring a few thousand Let's Players and game commentators online with #YouTubeAgeGate, and YouTube doesn't say a thing Get called out for censoring the LGBTQIA+ community as part of that same process, and you get a short response YouTube posted this tweet yesterday in response to content from the site's gay[...]
More #YouTubeAgeGate Problems: LGBTQIA+ Videos Getting Marked Under "Restricted"
If you thought the recent #YouTubeAgeGate issues couldn't stir the pot any further with content providers, you'd be mistaken Apparently, the system we talked about last week where channels are being given an overall rating is now having an effect on social and political issues as well. still not fixed one of my recent videos "8[...]
The Crisis That Is #YouTubeAgeGate & How Silence Says Everything
Ever since PAX East ended, Twitter has blown up with the hashtag #YouTubeAgeGate You may not be entirely aware of what it is, but in a few short days, it has become one of the most talked about issues that looks to be the next step for YouTube regulating content It has implications of doing[...]