YouTube to reconsider review process for 'objectionable' clips
YouTube is rethinking the way it decides whether material posted on the video-upload site violates its user agreement, according to reports.
Any video clip can be pulled if a certain number of people find the material objectionable. That's exactly what happened to a popular short film called "MySpace--The Movie," according to a story on AdAge.com, a trade publication.
The parody of the social networking site, MySpace, has drawn more than 4 million viewers since January and helped persuade MTV to sign the film's maker, David Lehre, to a development deal, Adage reported. Nonetheless, some people were apparently offended by the movie and triggered the company's "red-flag" system.
Once a clip receives enough red flags, it's automatically pulled down and reviewed by YouTube executives. If no user-agreement violations are found, it goes back up, which is what happened in the case of "MySpace--The Movie."
YouTube plans to add another level of review before taking down any more films.
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