YouTube announced yesterday this new community service/feature/program
For too long we've been bombarded with terrible comments and content endorsing genocide and terrorism, doxing and stalking, or worse, misgendering people.
The old saying "don't read the comments" might come to an end, as they crowdsource sanitation. These janitors, now re-branded "heroes", as the video comments, work hard to make YouTube better for everyone. It's now time they reward them with points; and they'll also have the privilege of extra work as beta-testers.
I think it's an excellent way for, otherwise unemployable, reddit mods to broaden their horizons, diversify their labor, and earn even more points than they already do.
They even have this incredible tiered system of perks; the maximum recompense, it appears, is being able to apply to the Heroes Summit, and it includes the interesting feature of job-training for this very task in the second tier.
The comments on the video are closed. To avoid undesirable feedback, I imagine; or any feedback at all. And it's amassed a promising 641 likes so far.
Now, I know what some of you are thinking: this is exploitable, and it'll benefit this or that group to power-trip. Maybe throw a dash of freeze peach, or perhaps a reminder that they're making it more palatable to advertisers (or bland, depending on your perspective).
I'm personally unconcerned about all that, really. But I know mmoc has strong opinions on these subjects, and I'm interested about it anyway, folks.
I actually think it bodes well with some aspects of YouTube's community: specifically the "we made this" mentality YouTubers often espouse.
The presentation feeds into self-righteous mentalities by branding them heroes. And that's just hilarious. Because all heroes deserve a little glory.
So... comments?
any takers for this glorious program?.