[tomohelix]

"Sane" or "Insane"?

Human society has always been glorifying certain body types and physical violence all the way back to ancient Greek and very likely way earlier. There is nothing wrong with admiring and chasing after a fitness ideal.

To make a steelman out of this case, I guess we can argue overexposure and extreme promotions of unrealistic ideals can warp impressionable young minds. But even then I disagree that Youtube alone has the moral standard and authority to regulate and censor this. They are a corporation, one of the least moral entities currently around in modern time. They have no right to pick and choose what kids can and cannot watch.

[scandox]

They're not picking and choosing. YouTube didn't wake up one morning and say we should stop recommending fitness videos to teens. They are responding to massive social pressure from parents who for the most part are very sick of fighting their kids on one hand and rapacious enterprises determined to exploit those kids on the other hand.

[blendergeek]

Please note that Youtube is not preventing teenagers from watching fitness content. Rather, they are simply not recommending it as much in the Youtube recommendation algorithm. No new categories of videos will be age restricted.

Does this change your view of Youtube's new stance?

[tomohelix]

The article said "stop recommending" and to me that is functionally "stop providing access".

Personally, I believe for most people, the algorithm is all of Youtube. It controls what show up on the side bar and on the search page. How many people would go beyond those to find a video? By changing the algorithm, YT can effectively restricting access to certain contents.

Regardless, my point doesn't change. A corporation does not have the standing and should not be allowed to regulate moral matters. They operate on completely different principles and letting them control what a person can and cannot see or hear would not end well.

[butterlesstoast]

Lol perhaps this post title will promote a lot of "I read the title not the article" comments.

[zero-sharp]

I don't understand your concern. The conversation surrounding the negative impact of social media has been going on for some time now. But also, they already pick and choose what most of us watch through their recommendation system.