• @hdnsmbt
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    248 months ago

    Can anybody explain what the thinking behind censoring the word “sex” is? I mean, who is it being censored for and what is the fear would happen if those people saw the uncensored word?

    • ChaoticNeutralCzech
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      298 months ago

      YouTube’s and TikTok’s algorithms that determine monetization and visibility. People then censor these words on other platforms out of habit, I guess.

      In spoken language, substitutions (porn corn, kill unalive etc.) are more popular than bleeps.

      • @hdnsmbt
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        48 months ago

        Ok, so what’s YouTube’s and tiktok’s thinking, then?

        • ChaoticNeutralCzech
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          168 months ago

          That negative or morally questionable topics are advertiser-unfriendly. Of course, advertisers don’t need to run positive or moral ads, though.

          • @hdnsmbt
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            98 months ago

            I know you don’t think that, but imagine thinking sex was negative or morally questionable. It all comes down to money, of course. “Can’t have my brand associated with sex because some people hate sex and they might not give me their money! Better pretend like we can deny sex exists altogether.” And then the same advertisers advertise beer using boobs.

            • ChaoticNeutralCzech
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              48 months ago

              imagine thinking sex was negative or morally questionable

              I think lots of Christian denominations find it a necessary evil. I did too before I became an atheist. Still, I think the platforms are so afraid of showing age-inappropriate content to someone they’d rather stash it away to somewhere nobody finds it unless explicitly searching for it.

          • @[email protected]
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            28 months ago

            Of course, advertisers don’t need to run positive or moral ads, though.

            Of course not, they’re the customers so they’re always right. And the “product” is tightly regulated.

      • @AnUnusualRelic
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        38 months ago

        Wait, so you mean pop corn is actually…

      • Caveman
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        18 months ago

        Corn star