YouTube is ‘aggressively approaching’ solution to child exploitation controversy
YouTube is “aggressively approaching” a solution to its recent child exploitation controversy by clamping down on monetization, increasing moderation, and addressing recommendation search issues.
This week, YouTube has further limited which videos some ads can run on and has applied those ad restrictions to millions of videos, according to a memo sent to advertisers, which was obtained by AdWeek. The memo describes how YouTube is trying to protect children as major companies, including Disney, Epic Games, AT&T, and Nestle, pull ads from the platform.
It’s a direct response to an ongoing campaign bringing attention to videos used by predators to exploit children. The campaign, organized by creator Matt Watson, specifically speaks to the...