Comments on: The real reason for YouTube’s recent content crackdown? http://candleboy.com/2008/12/22/the-real-reason-for-youtubes-recent-content-crackdown/ The online journal of Vermont filmmaker, Bill Simmon. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:36:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Crissa http://candleboy.com/2008/12/22/the-real-reason-for-youtubes-recent-content-crackdown/comment-page-1/#comment-602 Crissa Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:41:37 +0000 http://candleboy.com/?p=172#comment-602 The law doesn't require a log-in for 'objectionable' content, either. And since they see no reason to police their users, I see no reason to log in to see videos, either. This week, though, I had a link to a video pulled for violating their rules... ...It was a safety video demonstrating what happens when an older and newer type of electric car (or laptop) battery pack was pierced. I have no idea how that was violating their rules, but now I can't show people that the 123 battery pack <i>doesn't explode</i> when pierced. Odd, huh? The law doesn’t require a log-in for ‘objectionable’ content, either. And since they see no reason to police their users, I see no reason to log in to see videos, either.

This week, though, I had a link to a video pulled for violating their rules…

…It was a safety video demonstrating what happens when an older and newer type of electric car (or laptop) battery pack was pierced.

I have no idea how that was violating their rules, but now I can’t show people that the 123 battery pack doesn’t explode when pierced. Odd, huh?

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