https://wccftech.com/youtube-to-ban-dangerous-pranks-such-as-bird-box-and-tide-pods/

Ever since the concept of uploading videos on the internet has been around, there has been no shortage of people trying to do stupid things on camera for internet fame. Not all viral challenges were terrible, though. The Ice Bucket challenge did a lot to raise awareness about ALS. Last year’s Tide Pod challenge led a lot of people to the emergency room and now the current “Bird Box Challenge,” is poised to do the same.

Finally, YouTube has decided to do something about it by announcing that it is banning challenges and pranks which are inherently dangerous or life-threatening via a new policy change. YouTube will be actively removing these videos and also issuing strikes to channels which post them. The move is long overdue, considering that the company did little to nothing to deter users from uploading such content.