The BioTube Channel Has Cancelled All Future Stop-Motion Projects

And many will simply not be able to.

How do you mean? In what ways do you think smaller channels will not be able to adapt to the new changes?

Yes.
And not only smaller. Medium too. Maybe even big ones.
did I mispelled something?

How will small channels be able to grow if their videos wouldn’t show up in the recommended section?

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This is all up in the air, but with YouTube Kids still being a thing, I wonder what impact all of this is going to have on things. Sure, kids related content will lose comments and notifications on the main site, but is it possible that it begins to show up more on the YouTube Kids app, creating a brand new viewer base from a previously untapped source? There’s nothing to say this will happen but I don’t think there’s anything to say it won’t happen either. We’ll be subject to the algorithm more than ever, but for that lucky few, they might just strike it rich thanks to YouTube Kids.

Or what’s more likely is that YouTube Kids will remain the pretty much broken app/service that it is and all the “Made for Kids” content that channels have will forever be stuck in limbo outside of direct links.

Here’s another good video, the guy is a lawyer and he basically goes over COPPA the best he can, outlining a lot of stuff, with a little more clarity.

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The same way they did 10 years ago. Through word of mouth and sharing content on forum platforms.

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Yea, it’s just going to be a lot harder than it is now, and already-established creators will have to walk on more eggshells than they already have to with the demonetization and copyright systems.

The big issue here is that, rather than curating kids content on the internet, these COPPA rules will likely obliterate it, at least on YouTube. What the FTC is going to see isn’t people complying with COPPA regulations, it will be people working around them altogether. People will transition to making more mature content, and then what are you left with: more mature content online and less that is actually intended for kids.

This is the thing the FTC isn’t accounting for. Online content creation is many peoples’ careers, and sadly they seem to think that altruism will triumph over greed here. People aren’t just going to comply with the system because the new system won’t make them as much money as easily. The internet, then, will start avoiding kids content altogether to avoid the risks associated with it, making it an even worse place for children than it already is.

Kids will still find their way online. It will be even more of a nightmare for child safety when true kids content is killed off by vague regulations. The fact of the matter is that COPPA is bad for creators and it’s bad for kids. There are many options to ensure child safety on the internet, but placing all that burden on content creators isn’t the way.

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If you don’t want the new changes to potentially ruin the LEGO YouTube community, consider signing this petition:

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what’s coppa

COPPA its an american law which is supposed to protect children on the internet. youtube was collecting data from kids who lied about being 13 on the site and so, despite having a child friendly platform ( youtube kids) they decided to make changes that target kid frendly content on the platform. Basically it removes monetization on every video deemed “for kids” (which usually includes lego) and removess the comments and the video doesnt get recomended

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good definition.