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American video-sharing website YouTube recently launched features to make its comments section less toxic, and provided details on an upcoming voluntary survey that will help it determine which communities creators belong to and ensure those creators and communities are treated fairly by their systems.
The Google-owned video site will test a new filter in YouTube Studio for potentially inappropriate and hurtful comments that have been automatically held for review so creators can avoid reading those comments if they choose.
YouTube will also optimize its comment moderation tools for creators.
Let's reflect before publishing
A new feature will warn users when comments Chile Mobile Number List they are about to post may be offensive to others, similar to an AI-powered warning feature launched by Instagram last July.
YouTube noted the investments it has made in technology to help its systems better detect and remove hateful comments by taking into account the topic of the video and the context of the comment.
The video site said the number of daily removals of hate comments has skyrocketed 46-fold since the beginning of 2019, adding that more than 54,000 of the more than 1.8 million channels that were canceled in the third quarter of 2020 were due to hate speech, marking the highest number in a single quarter and three times more than the previous high, set in the second quarter of 2019.
Vice President of Product Management Johanna Wright said in a blog post on Thursday:
We know that feedback plays a key role in helping creators connect with their community, but issues with feedback quality are also some of the most consistent feedback we receive from creators. We've focused on improving comments with the goal of generating healthier conversations on YouTube.
Johanna Wright, vice president of product management at YouTube.
Eliminating biases
YouTube is also focused on removing unintentional bias from its systems by learning more about video creators and which videos come from which communities.
Our systems can evaluate the performance of Black Lives Matter videos compared to other content on YouTube, regardless of the creator; but we currently cannot evaluate the growth of Black beauty creators, LGBTQ+ talk show hosts, female vloggers, or any other community.
Johanna Wright, vice president of product management at YouTube.
YouTube will launch a voluntary survey next year to collect information from creators such as gender, sexual orientation, race and ethnicity, using its findings to determine how content from different communities is being treated by its search and discovery systems and its monetization systems.
The privacy and ability of our creators to consent to how their information is used is critical. In the survey, we will explain how the information will be used and how the creator controls your information. For example, the information collected will not be used for advertising purposes and creators will be able to opt out and delete their information entirely at any time.
Johanna Wright, vice president of product management at YouTube.
YouTube is consulting with creators on putting together the survey, which it hopes to debut in the US early next year, and will also turn to civil and human rights experts for guidance.
Wright concluded that the steps they announced today are part of the ongoing work being done to ensure that YouTube remains a platform where creators of all backgrounds can thrive.
The Google-owned video site will test a new filter in YouTube Studio for potentially inappropriate and hurtful comments that have been automatically held for review so creators can avoid reading those comments if they choose.
YouTube will also optimize its comment moderation tools for creators.
Let's reflect before publishing
A new feature will warn users when comments Chile Mobile Number List they are about to post may be offensive to others, similar to an AI-powered warning feature launched by Instagram last July.
YouTube noted the investments it has made in technology to help its systems better detect and remove hateful comments by taking into account the topic of the video and the context of the comment.
The video site said the number of daily removals of hate comments has skyrocketed 46-fold since the beginning of 2019, adding that more than 54,000 of the more than 1.8 million channels that were canceled in the third quarter of 2020 were due to hate speech, marking the highest number in a single quarter and three times more than the previous high, set in the second quarter of 2019.
Vice President of Product Management Johanna Wright said in a blog post on Thursday:
We know that feedback plays a key role in helping creators connect with their community, but issues with feedback quality are also some of the most consistent feedback we receive from creators. We've focused on improving comments with the goal of generating healthier conversations on YouTube.
Johanna Wright, vice president of product management at YouTube.
Eliminating biases
YouTube is also focused on removing unintentional bias from its systems by learning more about video creators and which videos come from which communities.
Our systems can evaluate the performance of Black Lives Matter videos compared to other content on YouTube, regardless of the creator; but we currently cannot evaluate the growth of Black beauty creators, LGBTQ+ talk show hosts, female vloggers, or any other community.
Johanna Wright, vice president of product management at YouTube.
YouTube will launch a voluntary survey next year to collect information from creators such as gender, sexual orientation, race and ethnicity, using its findings to determine how content from different communities is being treated by its search and discovery systems and its monetization systems.
The privacy and ability of our creators to consent to how their information is used is critical. In the survey, we will explain how the information will be used and how the creator controls your information. For example, the information collected will not be used for advertising purposes and creators will be able to opt out and delete their information entirely at any time.
Johanna Wright, vice president of product management at YouTube.
YouTube is consulting with creators on putting together the survey, which it hopes to debut in the US early next year, and will also turn to civil and human rights experts for guidance.
Wright concluded that the steps they announced today are part of the ongoing work being done to ensure that YouTube remains a platform where creators of all backgrounds can thrive.