Day: March 20, 2017

Mar 20
YouTube’s Restricted Mode Blocks LGBT+ Content

YouTube content creators have become increasingly aware that some videos tackling LGBT+ issues are being inexplicably censored when users switch on YouTube’s ‘Restricted Mode’, an optional tool used to filter out offensive content, even when those videos are family-friendly. According to Google, which owns YouTube, Restricted Mode is meant to “screen out potentially objectionable content that […]