(1/5) If you’re a creator of children’s or family content, you’re probably wondering what the changes we announced today mean for you and your channel. More details here https://yt.be/Bnqp , but keep reading this thread for a quick summary:
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(2/5) These changes are necessary to address concerns about data collection on children’s content on YouTube, and they will take effect globally in about four months.
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(3/5) The key thing to know is that we will stop serving personalized ads on children’s content, and some features will no longer be available on this type of content, like comments and notifications.
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(4/5) To achieve this, we’ll need to properly identify content that’s made for kids. You know your audience best, so we’ll be asking you to make this distinction, while we’ll also use machine learning to spot content that’s made for kids.
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(5/5) We know it’s quite a lot to adapt to and that these changes may have business implications for you. Please know that in the ~four months before these changes take effect and beyond, we’re committed to helping you adjust and explore alternative monetization options.
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Replying to @YTCreators
What I would like to ensure is that all animated content does not get pigeonholed into the “for kids” category simply because it’s animated. The medium does not define the content, which is a common bias animation faces.
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Replying to @_RebeccaParham
To clarify, this isn’t related to content that is “suitable” for kids – it’s videos specifically w/ kids as the target audience (ie made for kids) based on the FTC definition. Machine learning will help creators identify this content, but they’ll self designate their own videos.
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Have you guys encountered a resolution to my year-long problem on my family friendly, rule-following Channel? As tech support has found out over the year ignoring me doesn't make me go away LOL
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