How social media has changed how we talk | Why TikTok is banning swear words - Video

Creators on YouTube and TikTok are incentivised to not talk about subjects that don’t pay. Captain obvious, right?

If we talk about family-friendly content, we’re more likely to get boosted by the algorithm that wants engagement but the right type of engagement. Like wedding cake shops in the deep south of America. They love engagement, but not all engagement is created equal.

Look at the trending page and it's not always the most original or most viewed videos. But it does give us a clue as to which topics or subjects YouTube wants more of. If creators don't stay in their lane and talk about things even slightly outside of the nebulously termed “advertiser-friendly” topics, they can become age-gated, shadowbanned or even removed completely.

I want to take a minute to talk about censorship, self-censorship, money and the methods creators' are coming up with to bypass algorithms in order to have an adult conversation with their audience.

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Chapters -

???? 0:00 - Intro - Why are creators self-censoring?
???? 0:49 - Part 1 - Free speech
???? 4:09 - Part 2 - Terms of service enforcement
???? 5:29 - Part 3 - Shadowbanning
???? 7:30 - Part 4 - The Washington Post
???? 9:22 - Part 5 - Owning the land

VIDEOS REFERENCED IN THIS VIDEO -

???? Here's why you don't read the terms of service - https://youtu.be/zni2DiCQ7rU

OTHER VIDEOS -

Facebook -

???? The Evil Business Model of WhatsApp - https://youtu.be/YumfmeBYPhQ
???? How Facebook uses your period data to sell you stuff - https://youtu.be/WazCiuVKlbY
???? Facebook Shadow Profiles explained - https://youtu.be/sR8M8hZxuPo
???? Every toxic thing Facebook did in 2021 - https://youtu.be/aRWB81qrzts

Amazon -

???? Amazon Go's toxic longterm plan - https://youtu.be/YQCpHVWxUrE
???? Every toxic thing Facebook did in 2021 - https://youtu.be/ha4_2GS2_HA

Twitter -

???? Why is Twitter so toxic - https://youtu.be/lT7e_P8rfuk

Everything else -

???? Why Tinder ruined your dating life - https://youtu.be/pNR2We-Srro
???? The Rise of Dark Patterns - https://youtu.be/cjMbtDcHL7k
???? All the privacy issues in Clubhouse app - https://youtu.be/HfZJZl22mg0
???? 8 counter-arguments to common privacy misconceptions - https://youtu.be/7RcjYdn3I5U
???? You're wrong about the value of NFTs - https://youtu.be/zfPYMRbSne4
???? How social media has changed how we talk - https://youtu.be/gZ-nW2kRkuY
???? Here's why you don't read the terms of service - https://youtu.be/zni2DiCQ7rU

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Simon Caine is an English award-winning comedian, writer, author, podcaster and human based in Edinburgh Scotland. He makes a video a week, released every Sunday.

Over the last decade, he's performed all over the world, from London to NYC to Australia. His most recent show "every room becomes a panic room when you overthink enough" got 5* reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe where he sold out the run.

Previously he opened for Trevor Lock, Ben Miller and Henry Ginsberg as well as gigged on the same bill as people like Terry Alderton, Mark Dolan, Matthew Crosby and Bec Hill.

He's been featured in the Huffington Post “Tweets of the Week” feature several times and had jokes/writing appeared in The Poke and other publications. He hates writing in the third person.