Tag Archives: Offensive

YouTube Expands Alerts on Doubtlessly Offensive Feedback, Updates Creator Cost Course of

YouTube is expanding its warnings on potentially offensive comments to desktop, while it’s also updating its payment system, which will see YouTube creator payments going to a separate account within AdSense. First off, on comment warnings – back in 2020, YouTube launched new comment warnings in the mobile app which are displayed whenever YouTube detects […]

Twitter Says that its Prompts on Probably Offensive Tweet Replies Decreased Unfavorable Interactions by 30%

It’s interesting to see what effect even the slightest level of friction can have on negative behaviors online, and how it can reduce unnecessary fear or disagreement, just through a basic heads-up. Last February, Twitter re-launched its test of warning prompts on tweet replies which Twitter’s automated systems had determined could contain potentially offensive remarks. […]