YouTube “Heroes” Program Makes Censorship Into a Role-Playing Game

YouTube is shamelessly incentivizing censorship by involving its users in a new program called “YouTube Heroes,” wherein creators and consumers are awarded points and exclusive perks for reporting negative videos and policing negative community content. Critics of YouTube Heroes have compared the policy to Reddit’s moderator program which allows designated users to delete and moderate content for … Continue reading YouTube “Heroes” Program Makes Censorship Into a Role-Playing Game