1 1 00:00:00,581 --> 00:00:03,081 (piano music) 2 2 00:00:05,530 --> 00:00:09,960 Punishments and sanctions for not adhering to guidelines. 3 3 00:00:09,960 --> 00:00:13,680 Logan Paul was the suicide forest dead body guy 4 4 00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:16,540 who featured a hanging man in his vlog 5 5 00:00:16,540 --> 00:00:18,640 and he called the police. 6 6 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:21,220 He also laughed uncomfortably 7 7 00:00:21,220 --> 00:00:23,050 when he was in that situation 8 8 00:00:23,050 --> 00:00:25,910 and the Internet was in outrage. 9 9 00:00:25,910 --> 00:00:27,280 And what happened to him? 10 10 00:00:27,280 --> 00:00:31,110 He got thrown off the YouTube preferred list. 11 11 00:00:31,110 --> 00:00:33,330 Pewdiepie also had this happen to him. 12 12 00:00:33,330 --> 00:00:36,370 And if you don't know what the YouTube preferred list is, 13 13 00:00:36,370 --> 00:00:38,920 it's a list that top creators get on 14 14 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:43,330 and ad revenue for them is higher than us regular folk. 15 15 00:00:43,330 --> 00:00:46,230 That's because ads on these creator's videos 16 16 00:00:46,230 --> 00:00:50,080 are sold to advertisers as more valuable. 17 17 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:52,570 Now I've never been on this list myself, 18 18 00:00:52,570 --> 00:00:54,540 so I can't tell you what it's like 19 19 00:00:54,540 --> 00:00:57,370 but apparently ad revenue is much higher for them 20 20 00:00:57,370 --> 00:01:00,220 who make it on the list and once you are there, 21 21 00:01:00,220 --> 00:01:03,063 you definitely do not want to get kicked off. 22 22 00:01:03,900 --> 00:01:07,703 Now for common folk, that list, 23 23 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:11,180 getting kicked off the list is not a punishment 24 24 00:01:11,180 --> 00:01:13,800 because we aren't on it in the first place. 25 25 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:18,800 But we may have live streaming privileges taken away, 26 26 00:01:18,820 --> 00:01:21,070 thumbnail privileges taken away, 27 27 00:01:21,070 --> 00:01:23,970 so we can't make our own custom thumbnail anymore. 28 28 00:01:23,970 --> 00:01:26,500 Monetization could be taken away. 29 29 00:01:26,500 --> 00:01:28,400 And in extreme cases, 30 30 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:30,380 the channel itself can be taken away. 31 31 00:01:30,380 --> 00:01:34,867 So, Alex Jones had a channel, InfoWars. 32 32 00:01:35,776 --> 00:01:36,609 (laughs) 33 33 00:01:36,609 --> 00:01:39,070 And it was not only shut down 34 34 00:01:39,070 --> 00:01:42,273 but he was banned from the platform completely. 35 35 00:01:43,340 --> 00:01:45,610 He was a character that sold lots of vitamins 36 36 00:01:45,610 --> 00:01:47,610 to make you strong like a caveman 37 37 00:01:47,610 --> 00:01:51,340 and he would rant about US government conspiracies 38 38 00:01:51,340 --> 00:01:54,063 and the globalists and the frogs turning gay. 39 39 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:56,370 It was quite the show. 40 40 00:01:56,370 --> 00:01:59,420 And he was banned for hate speech in the end, 41 41 00:01:59,420 --> 00:02:00,780 if not mistaken. 42 42 00:02:00,780 --> 00:02:03,920 This brought up the issue of free speech 43 43 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:07,150 which is very precious in the United States 44 44 00:02:07,150 --> 00:02:10,090 but it was decided among the YouTube community 45 45 00:02:10,090 --> 00:02:12,530 that a private company like YouTube 46 46 00:02:12,530 --> 00:02:14,790 has every right to make the rules 47 47 00:02:14,790 --> 00:02:16,350 on their own platform. 48 48 00:02:16,350 --> 00:02:19,820 No one is stopping anyone from speaking 49 49 00:02:19,820 --> 00:02:24,820 but just from benefiting from the YouTube platform itself. 50 50 00:02:24,890 --> 00:02:26,670 So following YouTube's rules 51 51 00:02:26,670 --> 00:02:29,100 is definitely in your best interest 52 52 00:02:29,100 --> 00:02:32,163 if you want to survive on YouTube long term. 53 53 00:02:33,150 --> 00:02:36,040 OK, to clarify further. 54 54 00:02:36,040 --> 00:02:39,810 YouTube has a three strike system, okay. 55 55 00:02:39,810 --> 00:02:41,380 Three strikes and you're out 56 56 00:02:41,380 --> 00:02:43,980 when it comes to community guidelines. 57 57 00:02:43,980 --> 00:02:48,490 And this information is available on YouTube itself. 58 58 00:02:48,490 --> 00:02:50,340 I'll read a bit for you here. 59 59 00:02:50,340 --> 00:02:53,610 Harmful or dangerous content, 60 60 00:02:53,610 --> 00:02:55,990 it could get age restricted or removed 61 61 00:02:55,990 --> 00:02:58,840 depending on how bad it is. 62 62 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:01,500 YouTube doesn't want hateful content. 63 63 00:03:01,500 --> 00:03:03,770 We don't support content that promotes or condones 64 64 00:03:03,770 --> 00:03:06,330 violence against individuals or groups 65 65 00:03:06,330 --> 00:03:09,360 based on race or ethnic origin, religion, disability, 66 66 00:03:09,360 --> 00:03:12,180 gender, age, nationality, veteran status, or sexuality 67 67 00:03:13,336 --> 00:03:14,169 (inhales sharply) 68 68 00:03:14,169 --> 00:03:16,704 Oh just be a nice person, okay? 69 69 00:03:16,704 --> 00:03:17,537 (laughs) 70 70 00:03:17,537 --> 00:03:21,140 Violent or graphic content is not okay to post. 71 71 00:03:21,140 --> 00:03:23,833 They use the words shocking, sensational, 72 72 00:03:25,310 --> 00:03:27,650 these are hard to define here. 73 73 00:03:27,650 --> 00:03:30,100 You're just gonna have to use your best judgment. 74 74 00:03:31,275 --> 00:03:33,483 Have a look at all of these guidelines. 75 75 00:03:34,690 --> 00:03:37,610 You don't wanna be harassing people, cyberbullying 76 76 00:03:39,281 --> 00:03:40,114 and all that stuff. 77 77 00:03:40,114 --> 00:03:43,060 So try your best to adhere to these guidelines 78 78 00:03:44,070 --> 00:03:46,610 if you wanna succeed on YouTube long term.