You may have noticed a newer feature on YouTube, right at the top of the homepage, called "Videos being watched right now…." If you were checking out that feature around 11:00 this morning, you would have noticed people were watching porn. YouTube recently announced a new content filter to better combat users who upload copyrighted material. But go ahead, search for any musician and see if you can find their music video. Bet it's easy.
The "Videos being watched right now" feature presents five thumbnails of what people are watching and cycles through several sets. This isn't content that is searched for specifically, just there on the homepage.
I wasn't on
When asked about this morning's peep show, a YouTube spokesperson told murdok that the community "effectively polices the site for inappropriate material" and that once said material is flagged, it is reviewed by staff and "removed from the system within minutes."
And if they upload it again?
"We also disable the accounts of repeat offenders," said the spokesperson.
The incident is the latest example of YouTube's struggle with the very concept that made it a cultural phenomenon; the crowd may be diligent, but the crowd is too slow for automated features, too quick to upload offending material, whether erotic or copyrighted, again.
Parent company Google also had a few indecent images "
But not as easy as passively watching current videos scroll unfiltered at the top of the homepage.
YouTube: Broadcast Your Porn
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