DEMONetised!
Channel: Daily Insight
Date: 2017-10-19

This morning I woke up to a nice little message. 11 of my videos have been demonetised. Time for a celebration! It means that I am making videos that may “offend” some people. Technically, the videos haven’t been fully demonetised. The actual message reads as follows:

“Monetization status: Limited or no ads due to content identified as not suitable for most advertisers. Your video remains fully playable and is eligible to earn subscription revenue from YouTube Red. Advertisers avoid placing ads on videos that don't align with their brand. For example, they may choose not to advertise on content that's sexually suggestive, includes bad language, or is considered controversial.”

The list of my videos that are not considered appropriate include: Diversity in the Workplace Is out of Control, News Blackout Day 03, Same Sex Marriage Should Be Legal in Australia, Just a Rat in a Japanese Cage, Film Discussion - Sexy Beast (2000), Decadence - The Moral Decline of Society, Capital Punishment is Wrong, Military Might, Violence Begets Violence, War on Drugs Doesn't Work, and Political Correctness Gone Mad. 

I’ve posted a link to each of these videos below so you can see how “controversial” they are.

I get why it has happened. YouTube (and their parent company Google) make most of their money from advertising. If the advertisers kick up a stink about the videos that are showing their ads, then YouTube are forced to take action. If they don’t do what their advertisers demand, then they will lose money.

As a consequence, I lose money. I can still have my say, that is, my videos are still available to be watched on YouTube, but I won’t be getting much money from the more controversial ones.

So what do I do? I could just make videos that meet all the guidelines. For your interest, here are the official things that videos should not contain: Controversial issues and sensitive events; Drugs and dangerous products or substances; Harmful or dangerous acts; Hateful content; Inappropriate language; Inappropriate use of family entertainment characters; Incendiary and demeaning; Sexually suggestive content; and Violence.

So what’s left? Opening presents is okay. Cat videos are okay as long as they’re not violent. Maybe I should change my channel from Daily Rant Australia to Daily Pussy Australia and show cats running about doing stupid things. Hmm … now that’s an idea.

All of this just proves my point that wealthy people control society. If they don’t like something, then the little people don’t get paid. Even the so-called “free” and “open” Internet is not immune to the power of the dollar. 

Honestly, it doesn’t matter if they demonetise a couple of videos. They could demonetise all of them – I’m still going to make them. A rant isn’t a rant, unless it causes some controversy. You can take my money, but you can’t take my thoughts. As Huey Newton once said, “You can jail a Revolutionary, but you can't jail the Revolution”.

In summary, Daily Rant Australia must live on!

OFFENDING VIDEOS
Diversity in the Workplace Is out of Control – https://youtu.be/XnvU56fT7Dg
News Blackout Day 03 – https://youtu.be/CpxiRGFpWJQ
Same Sex Marriage Should Be Legal in Australia – https://youtu.be/PefhKkas2II
Just a Rat in a Japanese Cage – https://youtu.be/YyK0sf8zorI
Film Discussion - Sexy Beast (2000) – https://youtu.be/Jlh2Qu_3gTQ
Decadence - The Moral Decline of Society – https://youtu.be/6t8OkXJaT_s
Capital Punishment is Wrong – https://youtu.be/DPQ9rzGZ58I
Military Might – https://youtu.be/EoB0SZOMw_Q
Violence Begets Violence – https://youtu.be/u4rBpGRRtNY
War on Drugs Doesn't Work – https://youtu.be/gFEaAhQw-cI
Political Correctness Gone Mad – https://youtu.be/hG_fYvsGPMk

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