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[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 month ago (3 children)

YouTube's and TikTok's algorithms that determine monetization and visibility. People then censor these words on other platforms out of habit, I guess.

In spoken language, substitutions (~~porn~~ corn, ~~kill~~ unalive etc.) are more popular than bleeps.

[–] hdnsmbt 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Ok, so what's YouTube's and tiktok's thinking, then?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago (2 children)

That negative or morally questionable topics are advertiser-unfriendly. Of course, advertisers don't need to run positive or moral ads, though.

[–] hdnsmbt 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I know you don't think that, but imagine thinking sex was negative or morally questionable. It all comes down to money, of course. "Can't have my brand associated with sex because some people hate sex and they might not give me their money! Better pretend like we can deny sex exists altogether." And then the same advertisers advertise beer using boobs.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

imagine thinking sex was negative or morally questionable

I think lots of Christian denominations find it a necessary evil. I did too before I became an atheist. Still, I think the platforms are so afraid of showing age-inappropriate content to someone they'd rather stash it away to somewhere nobody finds it unless explicitly searching for it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Of course, advertisers don't need to run positive or moral ads, though.

Of course not, they're the customers so they're always right. And the "product" is tightly regulated.

[–] AnUnusualRelic 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Wait, so you mean pop corn is actually...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Cop porn. Pretty common roleplay actually

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

All Cops Are Bisexual?

[–] olafurp 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] niktemadur 2 points 1 month ago