Youtube has a Problem with pedophilia

Matt Watson takes a deep breath for the first time, deep, before he looks into the camera and talking begins. What he shows in the Video, which he uploaded on Sunday on Youtube, makes him angry. He leads in with a couple of clicks in the dives, what he calls a "worm hole into a Softcore pedophile ring on Youtube".

the wormhole, that sounds complicated. In fact, Watson follows only the automatic mechanism of the video platform, which proposes "Up next" for more on the interests of the user tailored content. Two clicks he needs to get of Videos, in which women present their newly purchased Bikinis in front of the camera, a proposal with the title "gymnastics video". On the preview image, a young girl makes something that looks like the attempt of walking the tightrope.

Actually, the Video would be harmless. Probably the girl has taken care of the phone, on a summer day with the girlfriend in the garden. But you don't need a lot of imagination, to imagine, to anticipate what need the proposal mechanism is believed to be. Why this video had almost a Million hits before it was deleted. From the point where Watson on the "gymnastics video" is clicked, he gets almost only a little girl suggested. You play Twister, do Yoga, suck on Ice cream, or sitting with shorts on the bed. The algorithm learns quickly, Watson, the has placed before the Test in a new, blank Account, apparently.

In the comment columns of the users leave, also, each other time markers, so that others can jump directly to what they perceived to be particularly rewarding. Which are then applauded by comments extensively and enthusiastically. Some items suggestive allusions in the Form of a three splashes of Water existing Emoji picture characters, or an eggplant. Watson reported that he had found posts where users of your contact details, and Links to explicit child pornographic content to share.

Youtube white for a long time by the use of such Videos

At the request of the SZ Youtube refers to its "clear" directives against Videos, and comments that threaten minors. These would be "implemented vigorously", the company is investing "heavily in technology, Teams, and partnerships with non-profit organizations, to address this Problem".

this reproduction was so far little noticeable. Because actually Youtube of this issue, should know, at least since the so-called Elsa gate-controversy in the year 2017. Then, Videos appeared in channels for children, in which characters from animated series to do things that should not see the children of the better - was what exactly what prepared the producers of these Videos a joy. Frequently, the character of Elsa was Frozen from the animated film "".

the protagonist of harmless scenarios, in which all of a sudden the Horror kicks in, with Horror and rape. At about this time, also reported for the first time the lewd comments, the users of the Videos of children posted. In November 2017, the company announced plans to switch, no more ads in front of "inappropriate" Videos. That should be advertising to reassure customers who feared to land with their Spots in front of a Video, in which children are traumatized or have been ogled. In addition, Youtube wanted to block "inappropriate" comments in the future. A month later, CEO Susan Wojcicki to put The company plan to employ in the year 2018, ten thousand employees for this purpose. But the wormhole remained. Also Watson's Video seems to have only a more superficial clean-up action.

A few days after his filmed self-test seems to be the biggest part of the users that downloaded recordings of the Accounts of young girls, and even the Internet have been deleted. Many, but not all of the original videos, the comment functions are now also turned off. The contents itself are abusive, but the way some users talk about you, and by the time marks for their exploitative purposes filleting. It also takes a few clicks longer, until they are found. But the Videos are still there.

YouTube's Algorithms will carry you reliably from the hundreds of hours of Material to the top that are uploaded every Minute on the platform. They suggest Videos, which are similar to what the user is viewing, or has in the past considered. Here, you prefer, of all the possible that have similar content to those that others have viewed the most frequently and in the cut for a particularly long time, because exactly that's the point: users should spend a lot of time on Youtube, so that as a lot of advertising can run.

child abuse is not a fault in the System

content with which users interact most frequently inter-point Algorithms such as the Youtube as a sign that there is something particularly interesting. Even if these interactions consist of comments, with which a Clique of paedophiles connected. Or just because of that.

Videos of the exploits of this scene are in the Youtube-logic is actually very good content in your Segment. They are more frequently commented on and no longer looked at as the other Videos with the children, because no one else is interested. So, you are suggested more frequently. The cynical realization is that Clips with child abuse, not a fault in the systems, from Youtube. But they function perfectly illustrate the dream, everybody can make it, that the Video, shot at home in the living room or in the garden, stands out from all the others and on computer screens around the world.

Youtube also sells it to children and young people. To protect you from the results of this dream, seems to be less high on the priority list. The Algorithms of the proposed mechanism is a closely guarded company secret. The company stubbornly refuses, their exact function to disclose or even public control. If something is boiling high, as it is currently happening under the Hashtag #YouTube wakeup, refers to Youtube on his policies. Then it can be supported by automatic Filters, the delete time, a harmless account, his army of "Content moderators" hours and hours of pictures of half-naked girls views. Then any other brand on the diving flock, to be sent out to you. And the wormhole forms again. (Editorial Tamedia)

Created: 21.02.2019, 15:05 PM