Comment Comment by adekok > Tracking categorization abuse seems straightforward in theory but good luck automating that reliably over millions of videosIs Youtube (a) automating video categorization now, or (b) not automating video categorization?> People will start using the "blood and violence" category exclusively if it means they're less likely to be demonetized, rendering it uselessNo... it means that the advertisers can determine whether or not they want to monetize ads in that category.So there would be no "demonetize EVERYTHING", just categories that advertisers can choose to place ads on, or not.I think you're assuming that a different system would work exactly the same as the system works today. That isn't the point... parent adekok 9 years ago
Is Youtube (a) automating video categorization now, or (b) not automating video categorization?
> People will start using the "blood and violence" category exclusively if it means they're less likely to be demonetized, rendering it useless
No... it means that the advertisers can determine whether or not they want to monetize ads in that category.
So there would be no "demonetize EVERYTHING", just categories that advertisers can choose to place ads on, or not.
I think you're assuming that a different system would work exactly the same as the system works today. That isn't the point...