I like to take a moment to talk about YouTube.
Once upon a time, around 2005, YouTube use to be THE premier place to post our videos, whether through our camcorders or making videos through our movie making programs. No matter what videos we post, whether expressing our fandom towards video games, anime, classic cartoons or comics, or trying to speak your mind against all forms of oppression that would otherwise corrupt our way of life. Their slogan back then was "Broadcast Yourself", which means you can post whatever video we want, without any consequences.
Unfortunately, by 2011, everything changed, when they were sued by Viacom for alleged copyright infringement. Although YouTube won the case, the damage was done.
Whenever we try to post some videos, expressing our fandom on the mediums I have mentions, along with using music for that video, the videos get flagged for a copyright claim by the owners of their material. YouTube since then have be criticized for changing the format, making things hard for content creators to post their videos, such as Content ID, false copyright claims, blocking videos internationally and so forth. Even though the videos we made were under Fair Use, the corporations who own their material just don't care, thinking Fair Use is illegal. My YouTube channel use to have lots of videos. But because of what has happened, I have none, cause I removed them. I have since been saving videos from other content creators to watch.
And now, we face a new problem, as of right now, YouTube, particularly Google, wants to verify our age through IDs, credit cards and facial scans, just to prove that we are not minors. I am not a minor! I am 42 years old!
Because of these rules, along with AI dictating YouTube's algorithm, some of the content creators got their videos blocked, especially voice actress V-tuber, Trina Deuhart aka Admiral Trina. And they are pulling this stunt on her, imagine they are doing the same thing to other content creators, especially those in the world ASMR stories like Sensory VA Audios, which I have since grown accustomed to.
Bottom line, if Viacom didn't meddle in YouTube's affairs, I would still have all my videos posted on my channel. If I post a video on my channel again, it would be my last. Believe me, it happened before when I once had my first YouTube channel long ago.
I would rather watch an old episode of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe than give away my privacy to YouTube's AI system. But alas, we fight on...
If you want to fight this, go to the link below. It is time we take it to YouTube and their strict new policies. Until next time, resist modern attitudes and embrace nostalgia...and freedom of expression!
Saraba da! (Farewell)...now!
Petition · YouTube’s AI Tracks Everything You Watch — Stop This Now - United States · Change.org
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