I really just saw people who had no idea likes were even stored so now I’m curious. please explain your relationship with the like button
i have 194,000+ likes at this point, there is absolutely nothing i am getting done in there ever again so really i’m just giving every post i like a cookie and letting it exit my brain
hey, so people need to be aware that youtube is now (randomly) holding basic features for ransom (such as being able to pin comments under your own videos) in exchange for Your State ID/Drivers License, or a 30 Second Video Of Your Face.
not to pull a “think of the children,” but No Actually. I’ve been making videos as a hobby since 2015 (and I’ve had my channel since middle school), I was a minor when I started and I’m not sure I would have understood the kind of damage something a seemingly simple as a video of your face can do.
this is a Massive breach of privacy and over-reach on google’s part No Matter What, but if they’re going to randomly demand a state ID or license then they absolutely should not allow minors to be creators.
google having a stockpile of identifying information on teenagers is bad enough, but the Alternative of recording your face and handing it over to be filed away is Alarming considering it opens the gates for minors who Aren’t old enough to have a license.
and yes, there is a third option, but it’s intentionally obtuse. a long wait period (2 months), with no guarantee of access (unlike, say, the convenience of using your phone’s cameras for either of the other two), with absolutely No elaboration on what the criteria is or how it’s being measured.
it’s the same psychological effect that mobile games rely on. offer a slow, unreliable solution with no payment to make the Paid instant gratification look more appealing (the “payment” in this case being You. you are the product being offered).
and it’s Particularly a system that (I think intentionally) disadvantages people who don’t treat their channels like a job. hobbyists or niche creators who don’t create regularly enough or aren’t popular enough to meet whatever Vague criteria needs to be met to pass.
markiplier would have no problem passing, your little brother might not be able to. and while Mark’s name is already out there there’s no reason why your little brother’s should be too.
something like pinned comments may seem simple, you don’t technically Need it. but it’s a feature that’s been available for years. most people don’t look at descriptions anymore. so when there’s relevant information that needs to be delivered then the pinned comment is usually the go to.
for my little channel that information is about the niche series I create for. guides on how to get into the series, sources on where to find the content At All (and reliably so). for other creators it can be used for things Much More Important.
Moreover, if we let them get away with cutting away “small” features and selling it back to you for the price of your privacy, then they Will creep further. they Will take more.
Bare in mind, that All of the features listed here Used to be available to anyone with an account until youtube decided to rip them out and gate them off.
But an account with Basic Features is now the standard account. If you create a new account now (or if you’re randomly prompted as an old account) you Will Not have access to the rest of the features listed. And you’ll be limited in the number of videos you’re allowed upload in a day by default.
To upgrade to Intermediate Features you Must “verify” your account with a phone number.
These features include:
Uploading videos longer than 15 minutes
Live streaming on the platform (with a daily limit)
Creating custom thumbnails for your videos
Creating a podcast in youtube studio
To upgrade to Advanced Features you are expected to share either a State Issued Identification (such as an ID, drivers license, or passport), or a 30 Second video of your face.
These features include:
Content ID Appeals (Meaning You Cannot Appeal If Your Video Is Copyright Claimed Without This, You Must Bend To Whatever The Claimant Wants By Default)
Apply for monetization
Add clickable links in descriptions
Pinned comments on videos
Community posts
I didn’t Know that these pages existed when I made this post, because Youtube Didn’t Tell Me when they sent me that message and asked me to appeal. imagine not finding out that you’ve lost the ability to fight a copyright claim until After the claim has already happened. that’s insane.
oh and ! if you can’t pin comments under your videos and you can’t post clickable links in your descriptions then you’re pretty much never able to source things ever again. which Again, is a major issue for me on my little nothing of a channel, but could be a Major Problem when it comes to things that are Much More More Important.
Oh and lets enjoy this little gem:
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They’ll either remove your face and or Literal ID from their systems in A Few Months, 2 Years, Or Maybe Never!
LINE PLAY announced that the game servers will shut down permanently at March 20th 2024
This follows the merger of LINE and Yahoo Japan by the owner of both, Z Holdings. They said they want to compete with amazon, facebook, alibaba and tencent as tech giants. which. uh, I mean they can try? I doubt many people ever heard of Z Holdings before, but whatever.
I made my avatar in 2014 and played semi-regulary. Especially back when there were actual mini-games on the app. I particularly liked Catch of the Day and Fruit Monsters. But those are no longer available for players outside of Japan for many years now. But it was a cute dress up game.
I’m glad I never spend much money on the app, in 10 years i spent about 60-70€ on there.
If you have a Line Play account now is the time to log back in, as all the old gachas are going to be available again until closure. And maybe you can say good bye to some old friends.
celebrities supporting Israel + celebrities supporting Palestine
I found an absolutely massive 70-page list of all the people in Hollywood who’ve supported Israel (they signed the “Israel Must Defend Itself” pro-genocide IDF letter, showed support only for Israel, spread IDF propaganda, used “Palestinians are terrorists” language, etc) — but it included tons of people I’ve never heard of and, like, talent agents and lawyers and non-celebrities… so I went through it and got all the recognizable names + made them into a list (below the cut), because it’s important to name exactly who’s supporting Israel’s genocide of Palestinians.
[EDIT: the doc got taken down, so I removed the link. I included every name I recognized on there in this post. Also, if you’re on your dashboard, click on the timestamp below my username to view the most recent version of the post.]
Additionally, I searched for all the celebrities who’ve supported Palestine (not liking one post while sharing nothing, not saying something vague about both sides, but actually using language like “genocide” and “apartheid” while talking about what Israel is doing to Palestine), and that’s below the cut too.
I compiled this not to ~cancel~ anyone (cancel culture does not exist for celebrities) or put anyone on a pedestal, but to document who with power and influence gleefully cheered on genocide, and who decided to speak out against it despite the heavily rumored gag order in the entertainment industry. You shouldn’t look to celebrities for morals or politics, but whether we like it or not, these people have millions of followers — the pro-Israel list has more than two billion combined followers. What they say and do matters because of that scope. For better or (usually) for worse, celebrities influence public opinion.
If someone praises Israel’s “right to defend itself” (by committing genocide against Palestinians), and they do so in front of 300 million people: that goes far beyond just being complicit.
the leftism leaving people’s bodies when you tell them making fun of someone’s appearance is always objectively scummy even if the person they’re making fun of is bad
“lol are we really surprised that the dude who said eating puppies is good and morally correct looks like THIS” and then it’s just a picture of a completely normal looking person who is fat or has acne or just in general doesn’t meet the societally imposed standard of conventional “hotness,” which is bizarrely being posited as an indicator of morality
It’s a lot healthier to go for a daily walk than to sign up for a gym membership you won’t be using because you hate that kind of exercise. It’s a lot healthier to eat a frozen meal than to skip a meal because you were too tired to cook something healthy. It’s a lot healthier to take a quick shower than to procrastinate an elaborate routine for days. Don’t aim so high that you won’t be hitting anything!
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