YouTube is adjusting its moderation policy in response to creator complaints

YouTube has decided to tighten up its moderation to make its platform more suitable for brands and younger viewers. — Photography NiP STUDIO/Shutterstock/AFP Relaxnews

YouTubers are not happy, and they are making it known. The streaming video platform has faced criticism from several of its creators after changing its moderation policy regarding profanity.

Some YouTubers got an unpleasant surprise recently. A number of them have noticed that some of their older videos have been demonetized for obscenity. Back at the end of November, YouTube announced that it was tightening its moderation policy regarding monetization of videos posted online. With this new moderation rule, videos containing profanity in the first 8 to 15 seconds are no longer able to receive ad revenue. This is a major change since this rule is also retroactive. And it is particularly on this aspect of it that certain YouTubers are seeing red.