Current Events > YouTube is screwing over action figure reviewers now

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Basically any channel that reviews toys of any kind has to categorize themselves as being for kids, meaning that even channels intended for adult collectors have to be kid friendly.
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Thats stupid AF. YouTube is kinda shitty
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Do children really watch youtube reviews of action figures anyway? That seems like something only nerdy adults would do
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Youtube's been screwing over anyone who's not established in the mainstream TV and film industry for years now. Although unlike most times at least this one's because the goddamn government is sticking their head where it doesn't belong and forcing them to.

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But if you cater to the kids you get a lot more money.

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:/ I follow 2 channels for Gunpla reviews...
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Makes sense. Toys are for children.
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YouTube really makes me appreciate competition and democracy
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1337toothbrush posted...

Makes sense. Toys are for children.

Not all of them.

For example, no kid is buying a $200-300 Hot Toy.

Most stuff from NECA and McFarlane isn't exactly made for children either.
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1337toothbrush posted...

Makes sense. Toys are for children.

That's shocking you'd say that. That now makes you an electric toothbrush. Electric toothbrushes are toys for adult ladies.

You naughty,.brush, you
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RchHomieQuanChi posted...

1337toothbrush posted...

Makes sense. Toys are for children.

Not all of them.

For example, no kid is buying a $200-300 Hot Toy.

Most stuff from NECA and McFarlane isn't exactly made for children either.

That's right. Rich/spoiled kids instead get that stuff bought for them by their parents or generous grandparents.
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Unsugarized_Foo posted...

That's shocking you'd say that. That now makes you an electric toothbrush. Electric toothbrushes are toys for adult ladies.

You naughty,.brush, you

Hey, I'm a guy and I've used an electric toothbrush that way too.

It had Rainbow Dash on it

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FYI, a lot of popular toy review channels have already considered moving to other platforms.

Probably the biggest and most notable action figure review channel, TheFwoosh, has already stated they're putting up their last toy-related videos before moving to their own platform.
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YouTube isnt a job

They did it to themselves
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ledbowman posted...

They did it to themselves

How?

soulunison2 posted...

YouTube isnt a job

This is a pretty meaningless statement if you ask me. And also false.

A lot of people have made a steady living off of the platform and people often discredit a lot of the work content creators put in to keep their channel going.

Regardless of whether you feel it's justified to make a living off of YouTube videos, a lot of people DID, only to have YouTube sweep the rug out from under them. Not only that, but people have genuinely launched successful careers in various industries based off of the success of their YouTube channel. TheFwoosh in particular used the success of their YouTube channel to springboard their own action figure line.
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RchHomieQuanChi posted...

How?

You play with toys you sit at the kid's table
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Imagine being one of those guys who reviews those hentai figures and categorizes himself as for kids.

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Dont like the rules dont post on YouTube make some thing better
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ledbowman posted...

RchHomieQuanChi posted...

How?

You play with toys you sit at the kid's table

There's literal action figures out there for ages 15+. Again, there's channels that specialize in reviewing Hot Toys. Kids don't buy that shit.

What about somebody reviewing a Mortal Kombat figure? Clearly the IP it's based on is not meant for kids, yet content creators have to either make it kid-friendly, or risk getting the hammer brought down on them just because they're reviewing a figure based off of the property.

There's also a grey area there. What if the "toy" in question comes with a decapitated head or someone's ripped out spine?
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CADE FOSTER posted...

Dont like the rules dont post on YouTube make some thing better

That's what a lot of people are doing (or attempting to do).

It doesn't make YouTube any less shitty though.
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RchHomieQuanChi posted...

ledbowman posted...

RchHomieQuanChi posted...

How?

You play with toys you sit at the kid's table

There's literal action figures out there for ages 15+. Again, there's channels that specialize in reviewing Hot Toys. Kids don't buy that shit.

What about somebody reviewing a Mortal Kombat figure? Clearly the IP it's based on is not meant for kids, yet content creators have to either make it kid-friendly, or risk getting the hammer brought down on them just because they're reviewing a figure based off of the property.

There's also a grey area there. What if the "toy" in question comes with a decapitated head or someone's ripped out spine?

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RchHomieQuanChi posted...

Basically any channel that reviews toys of any kind has to categorize themselves as being for kids, meaning that even channels intended for adult collectors have to be kid friendly.

ive read it also means comments will be disabled for kid channels too
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Ive also read that having your channel flagged as for kids guts your advertising revenue, because the kinds of adverts that can be shown to kids are more limited.

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so this includes video games right
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Are there sex toy reviews on YouTube? Do they need to be suitable for kids now?

I miss when youtubers were complaining about the addition of ads.
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Damn_Underscore posted...

so this includes video games right

It might. I've noticed a lot of video gaming channels are already censoring their content, as well as movie review channels. For example, a lot of Mortal Kombat youtubers have to use D'Vorah for fatality/brutality/Fatal Blow/Krushing Blow videos if they want to monetize it because she's the only character in the game that doesn't have "real" blood.

I'd imagine at the very least for stuff like Mario, you're restricted on what you can say and do in your videos.
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marc55 posted...

RchHomieQuanChi posted...

Basically any channel that reviews toys of any kind has to categorize themselves as being for kids, meaning that even channels intended for adult collectors have to be kid friendly.

ive read it also means comments will be disabled for kid channels too

Alpha218 posted...

Ive also read that having your channel flagged as for kids guts your advertising revenue, because the kinds of adverts that can be shown to kids are more limited.

These are true. And even if you don't flag your channel as for kids, YouTube can basically decide that "Yes, it is for kids" based on the content and put a strike against you for inappropriate content.
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RchHomieQuanChi posted...

marc55 posted...

RchHomieQuanChi posted...

Basically any channel that reviews toys of any kind has to categorize themselves as being for kids, meaning that even channels intended for adult collectors have to be kid friendly.

ive read it also means comments will be disabled for kid channels too

Alpha218 posted...

Ive also read that having your channel flagged as for kids guts your advertising revenue, because the kinds of adverts that can be shown to kids are more limited.

These are true. And even if you don't flag your channel as for kids, YouTube can basically decide that "Yes, it is for kids" based on the content and put a strike against you for inappropriate content.

there are many youtubers complaining about this because it includes stuff any clips about cartoons

oh

and videogames gameplay clips
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Weekly reminder that Vimeo and Dailymotion exist.

Questionmarktarius posted...

Weekly reminder that Vimeo and Dailymotion exist.

It's a Catch-22 though. Content creators won't move over to Dailymotion/Vimeo because there's not that many viewers. Viewers won't move over to Dailymotion/Vimeo because there's not that much content.

Things won't change until YouTube screws up in such a manner that a massive number of content creators end up saying "Fuck this" and move over to other platforms, taking their viewerbase with them. And even then, it'll probably take a while before those platforms start to boom in popularity enough to where content creators can start to actually make decent money off their videos again. A lot of content creators, especially the ones that do YouTube for a living, probably don't want to go through that awkward period and just accept the losses they're taking on YouTube.
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RchHomieQuanChi posted...

It's a Catch-22 though. Content creators won't move over to Dailymotion/Vimeo because there's not that many viewers. Viewers won't move over to Dailymotion/Vimeo because there's not that much content.

You gotta promote your own shit, instead of hoping some random idiot clicks on your arrows-and-circles or gratuitous-cleavage thumbnail.

People review action figures?
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Questionmarktarius posted...

RchHomieQuanChi posted...

It's a Catch-22 though. Content creators won't move over to Dailymotion/Vimeo because there's not that many viewers. Viewers won't move over to Dailymotion/Vimeo because there's not that much content.

You gotta promote your own shit, instead of hoping some random idiot clicks on your arrows-and-circles or gratuitous-cleavage thumbnail.

To an extent, yeah, but you'd still sorta have to start from the ground up on a new platform that hasn't quite shown yet to be a viable money maker.
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RchHomieQuanChi posted...

Questionmarktarius posted...

RchHomieQuanChi posted...

It's a Catch-22 though. Content creators won't move over to Dailymotion/Vimeo because there's not that many viewers. Viewers won't move over to Dailymotion/Vimeo because there's not that much content.

You gotta promote your own shit, instead of hoping some random idiot clicks on your arrows-and-circles or gratuitous-cleavage thumbnail.

To an extent, yeah, but you'd still sorta have to start from the ground up on a new platform that hasn't quite shown yet to be a viable money maker.

That's what twitterbook is for.

Why cant it be labeled for adults only?
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Lordgold666 posted...

Why cant it be labeled for adults only?

Because depending on what they classify "adults" as, that could exclude 16-17 year olds, who the content might otherwise be fine for.
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RchHomieQuanChi posted...

Lordgold666 posted...

Why cant it be labeled for adults only?

Because depending on what they classify "adults" as, that could exclude 16-17 year olds, who the content might otherwise be fine for.

I don't think youtube even has a ratings mechanism that isn't "log in to see this, or go though nsfwyoutube.com".

the idea of making uploaders self-classify their videos as for kids or not and having extra restrictions on kids videos is a good one

the part where youtube can basically override your classification because they think they know better than you do is... awful
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kirbymuncher posted...

the part where youtube can basically override your classification because they think they know better than you do is... awful

Youtube doesn't want people not seeing its ads, unless youtube itself would get in trouble over it.

kirbymuncher posted...

the idea of making uploaders self-classify their videos as for kids or not and having extra restrictions on kids videos is a good one

the part where youtube can basically override your classification because they think they know better than you do is... awful

if someone make a fortnite video and doesnt classify it as for kids they can not only override it
they will fine them too
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It's stupid because it's extremely subjective what could be for kids and what isn't for kids. Is a toy review of toys from the 80s for kids? A let's play of some random indie game? An old cartoon review? This is extremely dumb and needs to be changed.

I literally have a video of gameplay of Super Mario Odyssey, but I don't intend it to be for kids. Same with Crash Bandicoot 3, a game from the late 90s. I don't get this at all, it's very stupid.

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Wetterdew posted...

Do children really watch youtube reviews of action figures anyway? That seems like something only nerdy adults would do

My kids watch reviews for lego.
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Well, if it is toys for adults, then the video is not for children.

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_Matchabuu_ posted...

Thats stupid AF. YouTube is kinda shitty

YouTube is shitty since they kept feeding us videos from years ago and pushes them to tens of millions views. Just goes to show, youtube tells you what to watch now.

Fuck Google.
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the you in youtube has been slowly degrading over the years. they want to make it a corporate thing now

Free ride is over.
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YouTube always goes for the laziest and dumbest decisions to combat their problems.
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Adults shouldnt be playing with toy dolls anyways. Good for Youtube.