YouTube clarifies rules on pranks as risky memes rage

YouTube clarifies rules on pranks as risky memes rage

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https://phys.org/news/2019-01-youtube-pranks-risky-memes-rage.html

But the clarifications "make it clear that challenges like the Tide pod challenge or the Fire challenge, that can cause death and/or have caused death in some instances, have no place on YouTube," the company said in a blog post.

"We've made it clear that our policies prohibiting harmful and dangerous content also extend to pranks with a perceived danger of serious physical injury," said YouTube, which like other social networks is trying to show that it is better tackling problematic content.

YouTube clarifies rules on pranks as risky memes rage

Jan 16, 2019, 9:20am UTC
https://phys.org/news/2019-01-youtube-pranks-risky-memes-rage.html > But the clarifications "make it clear that challenges like the Tide pod challenge or the Fire challenge, that can cause death and/or have caused death in some instances, have no place on YouTube," the company said in a blog post. > "We've made it clear that our policies prohibiting harmful and dangerous content also extend to pranks with a perceived danger of serious physical injury," said YouTube, which like other social networks is trying to show that it is better tackling problematic content.