Very well designed video and the idea is definitely interesting. I completely agree that censorship occurs for other things besides adult material and it would be interesting to see what the limits of YouTube actually are.
Seems like an interesting topic. I find it funny how the terms of conditions exist as a way to govern what material is shown on youtube, but youtube makes it really easy to go around these rules. It was cool to see how no anti-google videoes existed, nice effect. Anyhow, I would definitely like to know the various ways users go around these rules. How will you find out? Will you attempt to go around as well?
Great video, it was very well laid out and edited. Also, it seems clear what you are trying to do. Those were great examples of censored videos...How did you get footage of them if they were censored? Secondly, how do you plan on dealing with the inevitable problem of not being able to see videos that are censored, and thus said videos not being accounted for in your project?
Although you are excluding users who post copyright material, couldn't it be interesting to find ways that users are breaking this as well?
I for one am interested in how and why people are so fanatical about TV shows that they would go to such lengths so that others could watch the show on Youtube. Maybe this is a better question for the entertainment group but it seems like copyrighted material is pretty easy to find...
Nice video. I think that it was important for this "trailer" video to have some form of shock value considering that the topic is censorship. Maybe consider how the censorship on YouTube relates to America's views? How is what YouTube censors a relationship to what America feels is inappropriate?
Sound, sorry. I say that I think the experiment seems more exciting as method and that the video you make should push at and represent some of your findings.
In looking for evidence of corporate influence on YouTube, we tried to provoke the "video removed" message by doing various searches, and were pretty surprised at the amount of stuff that flies on YouTube. We also discussed doing some experiments with posting content that pushes boundaries to see what gets taken off, and how fast. This could be pretty interesting, but our groups should probably talk to make sure we're not overlapping too much...
Another thing that might be interesting to look at is censorship on TV and how it relates to YouTube. Do TV networks have more of a responsibility to censor inappropriate content than YouTube? Should YouTube be a completly demorcatic medium?
I feel like porn/bodily exposure is the only thing truly restricted on Youtube. There aren't many restrictions on language (Unforgiveable) or violence (Kimbo Slice) but porn is a no go. Are you planning on looking at the ways youtube's warnings etc. can be so easily circumvented? Anyone can put in a fake birthday.
Its really not just porn that is censored. Everything from videos that show text and passages from the Qur'an to videos of children playing, innocently, have been taken down for some reason or another. We are going to analyze why things come down, and why things stay up (most 'obscene' videos stay up because they are usually sexually 'humorous', or if it hate speech, such as Hitler's speeches, it is due to their historical nature)
And for the users circumventing restrictions, we meant not just putting a fake birthday, but putting up 'misspelled' tags, and things like that, to circumvent the Youtube policing done by employees
Very well made video! I really liked how you juxtaposed videos that would fit YouTube's criteria for removal, with shots of the rules themselves. It might also be interesting to look at how people on YouTube have responded to censorship. For instance, there are a number of videos speaking out against censorship of YouTube, etc.
What you have so far seems really good. Are you gonna try to push the bounderies and put work up that is out there and might be taken down? Is that your final goal?
This project sounds like a lot of fun. I was shocked by the graphic videos you were able to find (presumably) right here on youtube that had somehow avoided censorship. I can't wait to hear/see what videos you experiment with uploading.
Sweet proposal (and very nice video)... Question: Are you all going to look for a certain type of video, like porn, violence, racsim... or are you going to kind of blend them altogether or seperate them or just do one topic...what?
When you flag a video, you are given a scroll-down box that lets you choose one of five different reasons for flagging (sexually explicit, mature over 18 content, other terms of use violation, graphic violence, hate speech). we will look at everything except copyright infringement ("other terms of use violation), i believe.
Very well designed video and the idea is definitely interesting. I completely agree that censorship occurs for other things besides adult material and it would be interesting to see what the limits of YouTube actually are.
Ntaubman 4 years ago
Seems like an interesting topic. I find it funny how the terms of conditions exist as a way to govern what material is shown on youtube, but youtube makes it really easy to go around these rules. It was cool to see how no anti-google videoes existed, nice effect. Anyhow, I would definitely like to know the various ways users go around these rules. How will you find out? Will you attempt to go around as well?
pitzergeorge 4 years ago
Great video, it was very well laid out and edited. Also, it seems clear what you are trying to do. Those were great examples of censored videos...How did you get footage of them if they were censored? Secondly, how do you plan on dealing with the inevitable problem of not being able to see videos that are censored, and thus said videos not being accounted for in your project?
jrobertson427 4 years ago
Although you are excluding users who post copyright material, couldn't it be interesting to find ways that users are breaking this as well?
I for one am interested in how and why people are so fanatical about TV shows that they would go to such lengths so that others could watch the show on Youtube. Maybe this is a better question for the entertainment group but it seems like copyrighted material is pretty easy to find...
nshepherd 4 years ago
Nice video. I think that it was important for this "trailer" video to have some form of shock value considering that the topic is censorship. Maybe consider how the censorship on YouTube relates to America's views? How is what YouTube censors a relationship to what America feels is inappropriate?
lickitysplt03 4 years ago
Sound, sorry. I say that I think the experiment seems more exciting as method and that the video you make should push at and represent some of your findings.
MediaPraxisme 4 years ago
I just tried to post a link to a video that I find to be offensive (the Saddam Hussein execution video) and my comment was denied posting.
jweitzel 4 years ago
Great idea. So are you going to just try and see how far you can go until Youtube bans your video? Are you going to just put straight porn?
salimshady0 4 years ago
In looking for evidence of corporate influence on YouTube, we tried to provoke the "video removed" message by doing various searches, and were pretty surprised at the amount of stuff that flies on YouTube. We also discussed doing some experiments with posting content that pushes boundaries to see what gets taken off, and how fast. This could be pretty interesting, but our groups should probably talk to make sure we're not overlapping too much...
mmr1086 4 years ago
Another thing that might be interesting to look at is censorship on TV and how it relates to YouTube. Do TV networks have more of a responsibility to censor inappropriate content than YouTube? Should YouTube be a completly demorcatic medium?
Scohen2006 4 years ago
I feel like porn/bodily exposure is the only thing truly restricted on Youtube. There aren't many restrictions on language (Unforgiveable) or violence (Kimbo Slice) but porn is a no go. Are you planning on looking at the ways youtube's warnings etc. can be so easily circumvented? Anyone can put in a fake birthday.
rmcfakerson 4 years ago
Its really not just porn that is censored. Everything from videos that show text and passages from the Qur'an to videos of children playing, innocently, have been taken down for some reason or another. We are going to analyze why things come down, and why things stay up (most 'obscene' videos stay up because they are usually sexually 'humorous', or if it hate speech, such as Hitler's speeches, it is due to their historical nature)
jessw11 4 years ago
And for the users circumventing restrictions, we meant not just putting a fake birthday, but putting up 'misspelled' tags, and things like that, to circumvent the Youtube policing done by employees
jessw11 4 years ago
Very well made video! I really liked how you juxtaposed videos that would fit YouTube's criteria for removal, with shots of the rules themselves. It might also be interesting to look at how people on YouTube have responded to censorship. For instance, there are a number of videos speaking out against censorship of YouTube, etc.
baxteric1 4 years ago
Are you going to upload "obscene" videos that YOU have created, or that have already been made by others?
jweitzel 4 years ago
What you have so far seems really good. Are you gonna try to push the bounderies and put work up that is out there and might be taken down? Is that your final goal?
pinches05 4 years ago
This project sounds like a lot of fun. I was shocked by the graphic videos you were able to find (presumably) right here on youtube that had somehow avoided censorship. I can't wait to hear/see what videos you experiment with uploading.
PerchysBigAdventure 4 years ago
Sweet proposal (and very nice video)... Question: Are you all going to look for a certain type of video, like porn, violence, racsim... or are you going to kind of blend them altogether or seperate them or just do one topic...what?
VannaBlack4u 4 years ago
When you flag a video, you are given a scroll-down box that lets you choose one of five different reasons for flagging (sexually explicit, mature over 18 content, other terms of use violation, graphic violence, hate speech). we will look at everything except copyright infringement ("other terms of use violation), i believe.
jessw11 4 years ago