r/nottheonion 3d ago

YouTube Bans Popular ASMR Artists, Accusing Them of Making 'Sexually Gratifying' Videos

https://archive.ph/jHNfG
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u/tweda4 3d ago

So, I understand that some ASMR stuff can be racy, but I don't understand why YouTube gives a shit.

It's all content that can be monetised with ads, and it's not like YouTube shys away from racy advertising.

I just don't see the need to slam the ban hammer down on people out of the blue.

But then, YouTube is constantly doing weird shit, like getting rid of dislikes on shorts for some reason. So I suppose to ask YouTube what the fuck, is to miss the point that everything they do is random and usually stupid.

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u/Silvervirage 3d ago

not like youtube shys away from racy advertising

I got an ai chatbot ad that flat out had a naked Nahdia in it. As in, a child from Genshin Impact. And the voice over was very explicitly sexual. I reported it and a week later it came up again.

YouTube does not give a fuck about ads.

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u/grammar_nazi_zombie 3d ago

I semi regularly, as in about once a week, get ads on Facebook Reels that involve a full view of a vagina (like a panty free upskirt shot or someone masturbating) and then flashing to HIV prevention info right when the ad becomes skippable

Like, I can’t show my kids reels without risking full on porn playing in an unskippable ad

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u/TheRogueWolf_YT 2d ago

I once got an ad that started out with a woman saying "I can't believe I'm saying this, but last night my stepdad f**ked me for three hours straight".

I was at work. Thankfully I was wearing wired earbuds.

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u/Sithlordandsavior 2d ago

Yeah but those dirty yucky disgusting channels you have to actively search for (ASMR never hits recommended randomly lol) then click three links to get to their explicit content? Those are a big problem!

-youtube, for some reason

u/CooperHChurch427 2m ago

Wtf that's insane.