COPPA
YouTube Music restricts songs “made for kids”, many Disney songs affected
The “made for kids” songs have limited features.
The COPPA effect continues to wipe out creators’ income – two more stories
When a video is marked as “made for kids”, the revenue drops to almost nothing.
Lego YouTuber thought COPPA changes wouldn’t be a big deal, but then they arrived and hit hard
The YouTuber will be taking a break from the platform as he fears it’s no longer viable to continue.
Star Wars YouTube channel has comments disabled under new COPPA “made for kids” rules
Big brands like Star Wars may be able to weather the COPPA storm, but smaller YouTubers won’t be so lucky.
YouTube COPPA changes result in videos with violence, gore, and strong language being labeled “made for kids”
YouTube’s machine learning isn’t up to the task.
It’s January 1st 2020 and the new YouTube COPPA policy will now be enforced
YouTubers are keeping an eye out for any drastic income changes.
PewDiePie says YouTube’s “anti-YouTuber” practices could kill its platform dominance
PewDiePie pointed to YouTube’s increasingly creator-hostile direction as something that could lead to its downfall.
PewDiePie announces he’s taking a break from YouTube
In a video criticizing YouTube’s direction, PewDiePie said he’s tired and taking a break.
PewDiePie slams YouTube’s new harassment policy – “Oh God. What has happened to comedy?”
PewDiePie warned that only “mediocre humor” will be allowed on the platform after this change.
YouTube issues strike to Bearings channel as it ramps up retroactive enforcement of its new harassment policy
A three-year old video was also removed.
YouTube slammed over its latest COPPA comments, as community points out the whole situation is YouTube’s fault
Many people believe that YouTube caused the problem by collecting data from children.
Corporations are taking over YouTube, 72% of the top 100 channels are now brands or mainstream celebs
80% of the top 100 channels were independent YouTubers in 2010.