YouTube has revised its policy towards the presence of a swear word in a video

In November last year, hosting began to put pressure on the authors who allowed themselves to insert obscene language into their videos. Because of this, some content makers lost some of their advertisers, while others received a ban on placing ads altogether. Not so long ago, the service nevertheless made an indulgence in this regard.

Previously, a blogger could lose earnings in the following cases: the appearance of a curse word in the starting 7 seconds of a video, the use of obscene language throughout the entire video, the presence of swear words in a musical composition playing in the background. Now the hosting will be more patient with such an expression of expression.



Now for a checkmate in the starting seven seconds, the author can get off with small monetization restrictions. If there is a rare occurrence of swearing throughout the video (the specific frequency is not regulated), the content creator will not lose advertising revenue.

The same applies to the strongest swear words, if they are not repeated throughout most of the video. Similar regulations apply now to the background soundtrack. Deprivation of income will occur in the presence of a mat on the preview and in the title of the video. There are no exact criteria for the “strength” and “frequency” of obscene presence in the new rules. In addition, the regulations still lack information on how mats affect the promotion of commercials.