A question about the current youtube age restricted videos from content creators.
Let me start by saying no hate to any content creator. I really enjoy majority of content out there.
Also I don't know much about youtube age restrictions so please no hate if i get something wrong just going off what I believe is true based on the few videos ive posted.
So JRM has tweeted that his video was just age restricted for saying the word "killer" in the intro. And ive seen a fair few content creators say that they have had their videos age restricted. It seems to be the topic at the moment.
My question is this. Whenever I post a video to youtube there is are 2 options that come up when listing a video.
- Is this video made for kids
- Do you want to restrict your video to an adult audiance
Now i would assume that any Dead by Daylight content on youtube is always marked as not for kids however the age restricted content is where the confusion lies.
This game is rated PEGI 18 meaning the game is not suitable for anyone under the age of 18. Now given what this game is it is very understable that this game has an 18 raiting given that some of the moris although not overly realistic graphics are quite horrific (Clown cutting off and sucking on a finger for example). Along with literally sacrificing humans to the entity.
Now given this, are content creators still making their videos as not restricted so that anyone can view their content or are they marking it as it should be and restricted.
Based on the videos ive seen recently it seems that youtube is hitting them with age restrictions on their videos which in turn does mean that the videos show up less in recommended (due to the smaller audience that they are allowed to reach). as far as im aware the only reason Youtube would do this is if, when listed, the video was marked as not restricted?
So why is there a problem? I get that having an age restricted video means that you will make less money but you are putting out content on a game that is not suitable to children or anyone under the age of 18. I think its fair for youtube to age restrict your content if you are putting out videos that deserve this restriction.
Now i do understand that youtube are on a lot of creators case right now in a wide range of games/subjects and some does seem to be unjustified my question is purely on DBD content creators.
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There is a major reason for why they would mark it as not age restricted:
"Age-restricted videos are not eligible for monetisation and are not shown in certain sections of YouTube. Age-restricted videos are also not eligible to be used as ads."
If they want to put their videos on Youtube, they won't make any money if they mark it age restricted
Whether that makes it OK for them to mark it safe for kids could be up for debate since it's a M/PEGI18 game but I completely understand why a content creator wouldn't mark their videos as Age Restricted since that means they will make zero money from it
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Oh i would understand why they wouldn't restrict as it makes sence for monitization however if you get caught then you don't really have a leg to stand on when complaining.
Also i believe they still get some money just not as much based on some other youtubers i have watched who have gone into detail on monitization on their channels.
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Yeah they are the culprit here, breaking the rules constantly
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Can't tell if your being serious or sarcastic XD
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The way it was explained to me:
Clicking the 'not made for kids' checkmark means it will not show up on YOUTUBE KIDS.
If you click the opposite checkmark, my understanding is that it will disable comments and make the video available on the Kids platform.
The 'age restricted' videos are demonitized, removed from recommendations, and just all around suppressed. If you don't have a fan base that is seeking out your videos and in episode sponsors it ruins the monetization for that video completely
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As the person above me said, it's two different things.
Saying it's made for kids halves the ads of the video and turns off the comments, so DbD content creators are definitely not marking their videos as 'for all audiences'.
Age restriction is a factor that comes later and that they can't really control.
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Now the real question: do other PEGI 18 games content creators from this as well?
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I'm a content creator (not DbD related) and do more mature, horror themed content - and I will say...this is all pretty tricky, and yet pretty simple.
Here's how I understand it all.
- Technically, if you have any sort of cussing, violence, gore or anything spicy more than...I think it's within 15 seconds of an ad break, they likely will demonetize the video.
- Currently, you rate your own videos for suitableness, but if you're labelling stuff as safe, and an advertiser complains about you, YouTube will review your channel and until this is done, you'll might be demonetized. It will be restored if you're perfect but if there are any issues, you may need to wait for manual reviews for a while before monetizing.
- This (and this part is key) includes not only the person speaking or the media they are showing, but also stream chat. So if you upload a video of a game you played, and someone was dropping F bombs in chat within 15s of an ad break, you may get spanked.
- YouTube's guidelines are very murky when it comes to violent games. It could be read as 'if it's sufficiently violent, you can't show it' or could be read as 'if it's realistically violent, you can't show it'. It could also be read as 'violence, in the context of gameplay, is fine'. This is where it gets tricky, as it seems to depend entirely on who reviews that video.
- Certain kinds of violence are much more likely to get a mod on your butt.
- Outside of gameplay, they are much stricter.
So, in a nutshell - a lot of the ones myself and my little Discord have looked into have cussing or something really gruesome right after an ad break.
It's hard to know what's going on. Just in case, structure your ad breaks carefully.
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This game stopped being an 18+ when the ### filter was implemented.
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