Controversial games videos are no longer treated more strictly than those from film and TV

For YouTube, violence in games is no longer worse than that in films and television. This is what a current change in the Google subsidiary's moderation guidelines boils down to. All types of simulated violence, be it game pixels or film action scenes, should be treated equally.

This means that brutal game clips should no longer necessarily be age-restricted - at least as long as violence is not the only focus of the videos. The platform is apparently serious about making monetization easier for games content producers.

Clearly unified rules

“We know that there is a difference between real-world violence and scripted or simulated violence like you see in movies, TV shows or video games,”

says a current support posting, which is aimed particularly at content creators in the gaming sector. Therefore, YouTube wants to enforce self-consistent rules for all types of simulated depictions of violence from now on - i.e. no longer take stricter measures in games than in films and television.

Accordingly, uploads in the area of ​​gaming should no longer be automatically age-restricted in the future and there should be fewer restrictions on depictions of violence. However, content creators in the gaming sector do not enjoy complete freedom from fools.

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Especially videos in which particularly brutal or bloody content is the sole focus can continue to be age-restricted. This could, for example, affect “Top Kills” videos for shooters like “Call of Duty”.

More money for content producers

Only around two weeks ago, YouTube announced that content aimed primarily at adults could be monetized in the future ( pressetext reported ). This particularly affected content producers in the gaming sector.

It was also announced that restrictions on violent videos in games would be relaxed. That's exactly what has happened now, which should make it even easier for content creators to earn money with their videos. Content without age restrictions can also be viewed by users who are not currently logged in to Google.

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Source: press text
Other sources: YouTube Help
Article image: Shutterstock / By Konstantin Savusia


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