YouTube creators currently have a major gripe against the platform’s most recent update. YouTube has provided updates on two key development areas, with the next stage for its display of timestamps for Community Guideline violations and a new ‘Guided Resolution Flow’ set to address concerns. YouTube has been developing its timestamp options over the last few months, providing specific guidance as to when a violation has occurred in a video clip.
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The timestamp display shows exactly when in the video the violation occurred, along with the specific policy in question. There are also links to more information about the policy, providing a far more transparent process for upload issues. Users can then opt to appeal any reports or remove the relevant segment to keep the video up, and/or regain their monetization status.
The option is currently only available to a select number of creators, but YouTube says that it’s also looking to expand this soon. To add, YouTube’s also developing a new guided resolution flow for violations and reports, which aims to provide creators with even more information on the steps to take when responding to concerns.
The process is similar to the timestamp alerts, but with extra steps, including additional information and resources to help creators better understand what happened, and what they can do about it. As YouTube explains:
“We’ll show where the policy violation occurs, what precise policy was violated, and what that means for the individual piece of content. And at the end of the guided resolution flow, we’ll show creators what options they have going forward and make it easy to take those next steps.”
It’s a good update that comes at an opportune time, as creators once again feel the brunt of YouTube’s most recent policy update, which has seen the retrospective demonetization of many clips. Back in November, YouTube unveiled an update to its Advertiser Friendly Guidelines, which includes some new rules around the presentation of inappropriate language and violence in uploaded clips. As a result, a lot of gaming creators, in particular, have now ‘violated’ the rules because of the games that they stream.
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While it’s a pretty wholesome approach by YouTube, many other creators can’t help but express their frustrations at how dainty some of these new rules are, including the ones about the use of profanity, with YouTube essentially demonetizing all content that features bad language within the first 15 seconds. These gripes aside, it can only be helpful if YouTube goes the more transparent route, helping users better understand and manage such situations moving forward.
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