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April 19th, 2008, 21:57
Relaxes penalties against violators
YouTube says it is changing the way it deals with users who
violate its community guidelines.
The video sharing site says it will no longer treat users "who
uploads three videos that violate the Community Guidelines over
the span of a year the same as someone who uploads those same
videos over the course of a week."
YouTube says its new policy will lift penalties against users
who violated its terms of use after six months and that "Accounts
that had one or two warnings (as of April 16, 2008) for Community
Guidelines (or Terms of Use) violations have been given a clean
slate." The new rules do not apply to copyright violations, which
do not expire.
The company said it will still send users who violate its terms
of use email notifications but will also display the notice on
YouTube the next time they access the site. YouTube says that is
due to notifications getting caught in spam filters or going
unread.
YouTube is also experimenting with the way it handles users who
violate its community guidelines. "What we've come up with is to
temporarily mute users, so that they can still use the site and
watch videos, but they can't post new content."
"Right now it is set up to affect users who have two Community
Guidelines warnings in a six-month period and will last two weeks."
YouTube says it is changing the way it deals with users who
violate its community guidelines.
The video sharing site says it will no longer treat users "who
uploads three videos that violate the Community Guidelines over
the span of a year the same as someone who uploads those same
videos over the course of a week."
YouTube says its new policy will lift penalties against users
who violated its terms of use after six months and that "Accounts
that had one or two warnings (as of April 16, 2008) for Community
Guidelines (or Terms of Use) violations have been given a clean
slate." The new rules do not apply to copyright violations, which
do not expire.
The company said it will still send users who violate its terms
of use email notifications but will also display the notice on
YouTube the next time they access the site. YouTube says that is
due to notifications getting caught in spam filters or going
unread.
YouTube is also experimenting with the way it handles users who
violate its community guidelines. "What we've come up with is to
temporarily mute users, so that they can still use the site and
watch videos, but they can't post new content."
"Right now it is set up to affect users who have two Community
Guidelines warnings in a six-month period and will last two weeks."