http://youtube-global.blogspot.com/2010/02/safety-mode-giving-you-more-control-on.html
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we're announcing Safety Mode, an opt-in setting that helps screen out potentially objectionable content that you may prefer not to see or don't want others in your family to stumble across while enjoying YouTube. An example of this type of content might be a newsworthy video that contains graphic violence such as a political protest or war coverage. While no filter is 100% perfect, Safety Mode is another step in our ongoing desire to give you greater control over the content you see on the site.
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Youtube is going in the wrong direction… It looks like a Microsoft product now. |
Did anyone try to type "WTC" in youtube? It is definitely potentially objectionable content. Another good one is "peak oil". |
This is exactly like Phillips story some time back, where Google would only give results that the user likes (doesn't object to)... creepy that google is actually making that ;(:(:/ |
At least they made it opt-in |
People, get a grip.
This is for parents who can't realistically watch over their kids shoulders every second while they're on YouTube.
Of COURSE it's opt-in! Haven't you seen Google's blog posts about YouTube being used in the Iran protests, and in Haiti, and in China, and other violent situations? Google is totally in favor of open communication, and consistently has been for years.
But that doesn't mean that violent video should be easy for kids to stumble into. |
You're misreading this.
It's not saying "If you enable this, we will refrain from showing war coverage and political protests, because they are graphically violent." It's saying "If you enable this, we will refrain from showing graphically violent videos. For example, some videos of war coverage or political protests are graphically violent."
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Tim, but in how far are political protests a good example of explaining the concept of graphical violence? On average, isn't there more graphical violence in say a game of American Football? Can you explain, what is the intent of specifically mentioning political protests? |
The first thing that came to mind was the lady that was killed at an Iranian political protest, Neda Agha-Soltan. |
