Mau?

You guys have no idea how much I love the first movie. It was a really good movie adaption

Re-draw of one of the scenes from Silver Fang

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This anime was such a core part of my childhood, it fuelled years of art and adoration for dogs. It also gave me years worth of nightmare about bears breaking into my home..

Spotlight

TL;DR

The UK wants more mainstream content and traditional media to be pushed above content creators on YouTube

YouTube warns that the UK would force YouTube to ignore its content creators and focus more on content that the UK wants

This would hurt content creator and lead to them being unable to discovered as easily as they would before

This would control your feed and take privilege away from all the creators

YouTube wants you to respond to the UK’s consultation over this matter

The consultation ends on August 31st

full thing

“YouTube has alerted creators to the UK government’s proposal for mandatory changes regarding how content is discovered on the site, with traditional broadcasters potentially being favored.”

“The UK government has revealed its plans for a public consultation entitled ‘Watch this space: a new strategic direction for UK media’.

It comes after public service broadcasters such as BBC, ITV, Channel 4, and Channel 5 argued that,

despite their trusted journalism, social media platform algorithms favor creator content, entertainment or overseas publishers.”

“The government is consulting on options, considering whether to make public service news easier to discover on sites like YouTube and TikTok,

with greater prominence and with more visibility during periods of major public importance.

It also seeks to discuss misinformation and online viewing habits.”

YouTube wants its creators to push against it

“YouTube has alerted some creators to the changes it could make to their channel, with a message headlined: “Proposed UK rules could control your feed. Keep YouTube Yours.”

The message invites creators to learn more information about the proposed rules and submit their responses to the government.”

Their message on their blog reads

“YouTube has always operated on the principle that every creator gets a fair shot. But new UK proposals could change that – requiring us to put some channels above others.

This could severely limit your channel’s ability to grow. #KeepYouTubeYours.”

youtube says that they would be forced to give focus to more main stream outlets and less on creators

They also say that

“the move would be a threat to audience reach, with creator content “downranked […] regardless of what your audience actually wants to see.” They have also said it could be the end of the audience-creator bond.”

“Creators have until August 31 to submit their responses to the proposals via a response form on the UK Government website.”

the consultation