#restricted mode

[the-blackjay]

Hey all, friendly reminder that Youtube is now restricting the content that you're able to see. Turn restricted mode off so you can keep watching videos from your favorite 18+ content creators.

[flangst]

Make sure to turn off Restricted Mode on Youtube.

[vrana-s]

Heyy does anyone have a problem with youtube recently? Almost all videos are gone because of restricted mode (which is turned off on my pc) and comments are disabled on every video. I've seen some people to have similar problem but they don't know the solution.

[shmu-h]

so 5 minutes after uploading this animation I made today of a rainbow colored cuttlefish, YouTube restricted it....... cos we can’t have the kiddies seeing this RAUNCHY lil cephalopod

EDIT: if you’d like to see for yourself, scroll to the bottom of this page and turn restricted mode on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XRaWB3k2pI

as of right now (3/22) it’s still restricted just for having “gay” in the title; I updated with another screenshot of it in restricted mode -3- 

[sharkprncess]

youtube why are you trying to pull this shit only a few months after you pulled the "restricted mode" bullshit and proved you think lgbt people are an nsfw subject are you gonna restrict your own damn video??? i doubt it

[power-rangers]

Apparently power rangers is now Not Safe For Work???? I put a lot of effort into this gifset so this makes me upset

[un-tide]

yahoo is so desperate to copy google that they, too, implemented a godawful, homophobic restricted mode on one of their media platforms, only they one-upped google by making it unable to be shut off and also it doesn't work @staff

[queerascat]

...mmm, so.

i’m extremely busy and low on spoons right now, so i’ve been silently keeping a very weary eye on the ongoing situation regarding YouTube’s age-restricted censorship of LGBTQIA content. as youtuber after youtuber responded to the censorship of their videos and the outcry from youtubers and non-youtubers alike grew, i’ve remained silent because, as i said, i’m extremely busy and low on spoons-- but also because i glanced at Creator Studio, the backend of YouTube for content creators, and saw no change in my video listing or anything else that indicated restriction.

well, my exhausted, weary (and wary) ass turned on “Restricted Mode” tonight.

29 out of 65 of my videos and 4 entire playlists have been marked as potentially inappropriate for young viewers.

and you know, if i weren’t barely functioning, struggling to even find the time to eat and sleep right now, i’d most certainly be livid and all over this like everyone else, but such extreme emotions require energy that i simply cannot spare right now. as such, i’m doing what i can by writing this post to acknowledge that this is a thing that is happening and it is utterly ridiculous. i’ll revisit this later if / when i can if it’s still pertinent to do so. sigh.