YouTube Gets More Strict Over Sex Video Rules
Video sharing website YouTube has applied a strict policy to restrict ‘sexually suggestive’ content.
The recent decision of the company promises less sex and more symphonies.
The Google-owned site has announced fresh rules in order to control access to entries having nudeness or a sexual subject but do not constitute pornography.
The new rules will make sexually themed content only available to grownups, and the content will be banished from the website’s more popular pages if the user does not have an account.
According to a company blog, “We’ve been thinking a lot lately about how to make the collective YouTube experience even better, particularly on our most visited pages.”
“Our goal is to help ensure that you're viewing content that's relevant to you, and not inadvertently coming across content that isn’t.”
YouTube depends upon users reporting videos, which might break up its rulings, but with 13 hours worth of footage uploaded throughout the world every minute, the site is almost impossible to police.
The site includes exposed or partially covered genitalia, buttocks, or breasts, as well as sheer clothing in nudity.
The site has already blocked up videos, which were sexually explicit.
However, the new rule oversees content containing nudity or is "intended or designed to arouse viewers," but does not cross into pornography.
When potentially offensive content is flagged, the company will have to decide what is suitable.
YouTube said that frequent offenders of the new rules will have their accounts closed.
Previously, Ministers raised concerns over violent video clips on YouTube after film of a man being kicked unconscious was uploaded. Teachers have also demanded action, claiming pupils use the site to humiliate staff.