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YouTube will try to prevent the next Logan Paul fiasco by cutting off the cash

January 16, 2018

YouTube sees one central element to its problems: money. 

On Tuesday the company announced changes to how videos on the platform make money, adding in a heavy dose of human moderation and new tools to make sure advertising cash gets put toward the right kinds of videos — and never hate speech, child exploitation, and other questionable content. 

Yes, that would conceivably include videos like the one Logan Paul recently uploaded featuring the body of a person who had recently committed suicide. 

YouTube “will be strengthening our requirements for monetization so spammers, impersonators, and other bad actors can’t hurt our ecosystem or take advantage of you, while continuing to reward those who make our platform great,” wrote Neal Mohan, Chief Product Officer, and Robert Kyncl, Chief Business Officer, in a blog post. Read more…

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Source: Mashable | YouTube will try to prevent the next Logan Paul fiasco by cutting off the cash

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