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YouTube under fire for hiding LGBTIQ+ content in restricted mode

A new filtering feature on YouTube has come under fire for hiding LGBTIQ+ content and videos that feature queer artists.

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The new “Restricted Mode” allows viewers to filter “potentially objectionable content”, but many users and creators have noticed it is blocking videos made by LGBTIQ+ vloggers.

The range of queer videos disappearing when the filter is enabled ranges from music videos by Tegan and Sara to Tyler Oakley discussing LGBTIQ+ role models, documentaries, make-up tutorials and more.

Users have noted that videos that are discriminatory towards LGBTIQ+ people were not hidden by the filter, sending the hashtag #YouTubeIsOverParty trending over the weekend.

YouTube has issued an official apology outlining that the filter was intended to remove “mature content”. The statement did not identify why LGBTIQ+ content may be deemed mature or inappropriate.

YouTube’s parent company Google told Buzzfeed that “the system will never be 100 percent perfect… we must and will do a better job.”

OIP Staff

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