December 28, 2019 by Océane
Youtube has sparked a genuine uproar after the removal of several videos dealing with crypto-currencies. However, the platform highlights that this wave of deletions was not voluntary and was caused by technical problems.
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Videos that are deemed “illegal”
From 23 December to 26 December, Youtube removed hundreds of videos addressing one way or another the topic of crypto-currencies. The removed contents were designated as “violating the guidelines of the Youtube community”, according to the officials of Youtube.
And, Ivan, One Tech, a crypto-analyst who has more than 211 000 subscribers, has seen all of his videos removed from Youtube a few days ago.
“The carnage on YouTube has reached my Youtube channel. I just got a notification for “harmful content” as @ChicoCrypto @ChrisDunnTV @blockchainchick @ChrisConeyInt and a few others,” noted Ivan One Tech on his Twitter account.
Several each other, which specialize in crypto-assets have also been unable to post videos and live youtube for nearly a week.
An error in the algorithm of Youtube
However, Youtube claims that the video processing of the crypto-currencies have been inadvertently deleted. In fact, the algorithm Youtube that allows you to identify the content “deemed illegal” would be wrong, according to the officials of the platform.
“It was an error on our part during the review process – your video should be reinstated. Let us know if this is not the case ! “announced on Youtube on his Twitter account.
However, this incident has left a slight bitter taste with some each other “Crypto”, including Carl The Moon who commented:
“YouTube has admitted that it was a mistake, but it has had serious repercussions on the activities of each other “.
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