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YouTube Block LGBT+ Content with New "Restricted Mode" Feature

visibleghost said:
i used your as a general word like "one" (as in One Would Think That .. and whatever) but alrighty

yes i know there are countries where being lgbtq is illegal. i'm kind of Aware of the discrimination the lgbtq community experiences. why would this filter be alright just because there are countries where gay people are put in jail or killed?
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To increase viewership/ad revenue in those countries? I don't know, you'd probably know more about it than I do.
 
KarlaKGB said:
my bad, didn't know that. looks like it just filters sexuality related keywords. videos with 'heterosexual' are restricted as well. like i said, the algorithm is terrible.

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being a heterosexual and having that be a known fact would also be restricted under youtube's algorithm. the only reason 'straight' isnt blacklisted is because it has very common non-sexual meanings too
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Eh? I'm sorry I wasn't more clear : I meant that, because I am heterosexual, me casually referencing my relationship with my partner would in no way be controversial or "inappropriate". Mentioning "him" in passing whilst discussing something else would be utterly mundane. People reference their partner all the time in all kinds of unrelated videos : gaming, makeup, how-to tutorials, unboxings ..

Yet - now - if I made that same innocuous reference to "her", my content is able to be restricted? That's wrong. Flat out wrong.

And YouTube has publicly acknowledged that the restricted content is determined by a variety of things including users reporting "inappropriate" content. Which gives further ammunition to the trolling trolls that already enjoy so much freedom on that site.

YouTube would be a very different site if it started "restricting" access to videos made by heterosexual married couples - those videos don't necessarily have anything sexual or "adult" in them, a fact so obvious it's ridiculous. To assume that videos made by LGBTQIA+ couples (married or otherwise) all have such content worthy of restriction is not just ridiculous, it's obscene.

Being gay isn't inappropriate.
 
FreeHelium said:
To increase viewership/ad revenue in those countries? I don't know, you'd probably know more about it than I do.
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the filter is available in every language tho. lgbtq content in swedish is censored too. why do they need to be censored when swedish is literally only spoken in sweden and finland where it is legal to be lgbtq...,
i get that they want That Money but if they want to support the lgbtq community they can't do this kinda stuff. besides i think they make a lot of money from their lgbtq youtubers so doing stuff like this might hurt their income from those ppl idk. like, i get that Real Capitalism doesnt care about people but like ,,.,,. maybe they shouldnt encourage and engage in discrimination

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forestyne said:
how tf do you even turn this on lmao
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scroll to the bottom (i think it is visible on every page on youtube).

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FreeHelium said:
They only claim to.
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yes that's clear to see when they do stuff like this. i just thinkt it would be great if they actually supported lbtq ppl and didnt do **** like this
 
FreeHelium said:
Wouldn't shock me, especially since Christianity is still a big thing.
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Not all Christians hate gays. In my Christian church we accept everyone and I have visited other Christian churches that are the same

Not sure about it down in the states though.
 
Guys we gotta protect the all the"totally hetro" children since they can't be converted to the evil gay claws of society goD FORBID A CHILD LIKES SOMETHING OTHER THAN HETRO STUFF OH MY GOD.

lol sarcasm
 
ccee633 said:
Not all Christians hate gays. In my Christian church we accept everyone and I have visited other Christian churches that are the same

Not sure about it down in the states though.
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It's different in the states, and a large majority of Youtube revenue comes from Americans.
 
forestyne said:
NOT ALL LGBT FOLK ARE SEXUAL DEVIANTS

WE DON'T WEAR 6 INCH LONG ACRYLICS DURING THE WOOHOOS

WHY IS IT AUTOMATICALLY DIRTY WHEN A GAY PERSON IS INVOLVED
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who said anything about sexual deviancy? lgbt stuff is sexual in nature. u cant deny that. it's like trying to argue that steak isn't related to food. youtube's algorithm (which i disagree with) is looking for stuff that is sexual in nature, amongst other stuff, and is restricting it. there isn't a team of cishet fascists actively looking to ban videos by lgbt
 
forestyne said:
NOT ALL LGBT FOLK ARE SEXUAL DEVIANTS

WE DON'T WEAR 6 INCH LONG ACRYLICS DURING THE WOOHOOS

WHY IS IT AUTOMATICALLY DIRTY WHEN A GAY PERSON IS INVOLVED
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well you know, every time a lgbtq person goes outside they're actually naked*
*under their clothes

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KarlaKGB said:
who said anything about sexual deviancy? lgbt stuff is sexual in nature. u cant deny that. it's like trying to argue that steak isn't related to food. youtube's algorithm (which i disagree with) is looking for stuff that is sexual in nature, amongst other stuff, and is restricting it. there isn't a team of cishet fascists actively looking to ban videos by lgbt
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?????????
no????
im transgender??? there are exactly 0 Seckz involved ???
sexuality isnt nsfw or inappropriate. straights dont get censored for kissing in a video, yet their sexuality is as sexual as lgbtq people's sexuality.
 
genuinely speaking, i really don't like how groups/individuals label LGBT as sexual. i don't think Youtube's intention was to cause harm but nonetheless it was careless. people who say kids shouldn't be concerned with this, i see where you're coming from but from my experience and others too i was very curious at a very young age and things like this actually helped me a lot.
 
visibleghost said:
well you know, every time a lgbtq person goes outside they're actually naked*
*under their clothes

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?????????
no????
im transgender??? there are exactly 0 Seckz involved ???
sexuality isnt nsfw or inappropriate. straights dont get censored for kissing in a video, yet their sexuality is as sexual as lgbtq people's sexuality.
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like i said, i dont agree with youtube's algorithm, but it isn't specifically targeting the lgbt community.

i went on youtube and searched 'kissing' with restricted mode off. most of the videos were of straight ppl kissing. i then tried to view them on a different browser with restricted mode on. most of them were blocked. try it yourself.

here: i'll get u started https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=kissing
 
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KarlaKGB said:
who said anything about sexual deviancy? lgbt stuff is sexual in nature. u cant deny that. it's like trying to argue that steak isn't related to food. youtube's algorithm (which i disagree with) is looking for stuff that is sexual in nature, amongst other stuff, and is restricting it. there isn't a team of cishet fascists actively looking to ban videos by lgbt
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MY POINT IS THAT IT'S NOT SEXUAL CONTENT. PORNOGRAPHY, BUTT-TAPPING ASMR AND VIOLENCE SHOULD BE CENSORED FOR CHILDREN, NOT NORMAL ASPECTS OF THE WORLD AND SOCIETY.

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visibleghost said:
well you know, every time a lgbtq person goes outside they're actually naked*
*under their clothes
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can confirm; i do, indeed, go outside wearing nothing but a trench coat and flash kids on the street obviously.. i am a sinner.
 
KarlaKGB said:
who said anything about sexual deviancy? lgbt stuff is sexual in nature. u cant deny that. it's like trying to argue that steak isn't related to food. youtube's algorithm (which i disagree with) is looking for stuff that is sexual in nature, amongst other stuff, and is restricting it. there isn't a team of cishet fascists actively looking to ban videos by lgbt
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By that logic, "heterosexual stuff" is also sexual in nature. It's accurate from one very incredibly specific perspective, and then there's all the ways it's *not* accurate.

A video featuring a young hetero couple sitting down and chatting with someone for an interview about how they've just moved in together is not "sexual" unless one of those people actively introduces the topic of sex. Sex may or may not happen between this couple, and that's none of anyone's business but their's.

If it was a young gay (etc) couple ... it's exactly the same but they might choose to address the additional hurdles they face due to their sexuality. Much as the young hetero couple might discuss their age as well as societal expectations (marriage, kids, mortgage) with different emphasis than an older couple may. Or a couple from different countries/cultures/ethnic backgrounds may talk about the particular challenges they face.

Being gay whilst in a video doesn't make the video "sexual" in nature, unless a video featuring a young christian couple who are proudly practicing abstinence is also sexual. Is any mention of sex - or lack thereof - being censored? Because my understanding is *no* it is most definitely not. Videos advocating abstince are not being targeted. Videos that *reference* being gay (etc) are.
 
What a time. Deeming being LGBT as inappropriate to children is incredibly dangerous. Unlike what the conservatives think, children not being exposed to LGBT people will NOT prevent those children from growing up to be LGBT. It will only do a bunch of incredibly harmful things.

First, for those who are LGBT:
Having no exposure to the concept of being LGBT does not prevent them from knowing they are LGBT. Instead, it will lead them to be confused when those feelings become evident to them and they don't understand. They'll think that they're a freak. This may be a wet dream for some conservative Christians, but this doesn't just lead to the self-hating homosexuals who claim to be "ex-gays" that they love to use as examples. This leads to depression, this leads to suicide. Especially among youth who may find no outlet for acceptance, and especially for transgender people.

For those who are not LGBT, sheltering them from the concept of LGBT can lead to confusion. "What are these people? I haven't seen them in my media, they aren't normal." Then it gets worse, because LGBT-negative churches, organizations, families, etc. just make it worse by taking their ignorance and demonizing LGBT people, which they've never really had any real encounter with real LGBT people to understand that they're just normal people living their life in the world, too.

I know I've gotten pretty serious here, but I just don't think this is funny. I don't think it is to be taken lightly. It's not gay and lesbian sex scenes that these people want censored. It's not intricate details about sex changes that these people want censored. It's the very existence of LGBT people being normal people, living normal lives, and being represented that way that these people want censored. Just look at the recent Beauty and the Beast movie if you want an example. No sex scenes. No nothing... Just a gay person existing and liking another man. It's perfectly clear what is going on here and we must fight it. It can only lead to more hate, more violence, more suicide. Stop it right now. LGBT people exist, what they are is not harmful.
 
AnimalCrossingPerson said:
Oh, that's what restricted mode is? It's been there for ages. Why's it now a big fuss?

Just tried it and every single PewDiePie video is blocked, lol. I don't watch him but it seemed like an obvious choice to try.
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ah yes, youtube has finally censored the modern day fuhrer
 
AnimalCrossingPerson said:
Oh, that's what restricted mode is? It's been there for ages. Why's it now a big fuss?

Just tried it and every single PewDiePie video is blocked, lol. I don't watch him but it seemed like an obvious choice to try.
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well yeah but it's been getting more attention because lgbtq youtubers have realized that it is kinda Not That Great at not being homophobic ....
 
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