Don't let people share YouTube channels because it can cause hardly moderated chat.

I'm pretty sure you can already report links to youtube.

you're already not allowed to.

Terms of Use wrote:

3.7 You agree not to post links to any content outside of the Scratch website, if to do so would violate any part of the Terms of Use.

TheCreatorOfUnTV wrote:

Don't let people share YouTube channels because it can cause hardly moderated chat.

and how? The Youtube community page? omg this is so picky like bro

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breakfast_for_dinner wrote:

you're already not allowed to.

Terms of Use wrote:

3.7 You agree not to post links to any content outside of the Scratch website, if to do so would violate any part of the Terms of Use.

Didnt the scratch team say you can link as long as it follows the scratch rules

WindowsAdmin wrote:

TheCreatorOfUnTV wrote:

Don't let people share YouTube channels because it can cause hardly moderated chat.

and how? The Youtube community page? omg this is so picky like bro

There's hardly moderated chat in the comments which (If I remember correctly) bans only illegal content rather than adult content.

TheCreatorOfUnTV wrote:

WindowsAdmin wrote:

TheCreatorOfUnTV wrote:

Don't let people share YouTube channels because it can cause hardly moderated chat.

and how? The Youtube community page? omg this is so picky like bro

There's hardly moderated chat in the comments which (If I remember correctly) bans only illegal content rather than adult content.

Can't the video creator disable comments on their videos?

WindowsAdmin wrote:

TheCreatorOfUnTV wrote:

Don't let people share YouTube channels because it can cause hardly moderated chat.

and how? The Youtube community page? omg this is so picky like bro

– merged –

breakfast_for_dinner wrote:

you're already not allowed to.

Terms of Use wrote:

3.7 You agree not to post links to any content outside of the Scratch website, if to do so would violate any part of the Terms of Use.

Didnt the scratch team say you can link as long as it follows the scratch rules

youtube's tos isn't as strict as scratch tos, so you cant.

TheCreatorOfUnTV wrote:

WindowsAdmin wrote:

TheCreatorOfUnTV wrote:

Don't let people share YouTube channels because it can cause hardly moderated chat.

and how? The Youtube community page? omg this is so picky like bro

There's hardly moderated chat in the comments which (If I remember correctly) bans only illegal content rather than adult content.

Then just ban youtube, those kids saying “GAYTT” on those comments!!!!

Youtube is used by everybody believe it or not so people can find these comments without scratch!

WindowsAdmin wrote:

Youtube is used by everybody believe it or not so people can find these comments without scratch!

YouTube is used by everybody believe it or not so people can find blood and violence without scratch!
Does that mean Scratch should allow it? NO.

Your concerns are invalid.

QaS question directory wrote:

Q: What sites can users link to?
A: Many obscure sites are not allowed to be linked because they have ways to communicate privately.

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However, YouTube is a bit different. Sharing YouTube videos is allowed as long as the content and comments are for all ages and don't share personal information. Those same rules must be followed when linking YouTube channels, as well. Due to containing unmoderated chat, links to streams or premiers or channels with streams or premiers are not allowed.

People above seem to believe that YouTube is already not allowed. That's not correct. Currently, the rules are that you are allowed to share links to YouTube videos or channels as long as they follow the Community Guidelines. In particular, for sharing links to channels:

• The channel should not be sharing streams.
  
  
• The channel should not be sharing personal information (links to social media websites, emails “for business purposes,” etc.) in the “About” section of the channel.
  
  
• The videos shared on the channel should be appropriate for all ages.
  

This is the Scratch Team's current stance on sharing links to YouTube, as far as I'm aware. So it's not true that YouTube isn't already allowed. The OP is suggesting to disallow YouTube entirely.

hydrofungus wrote:

Your concerns are invalid.

QaS question directory wrote:

Q: What sites can users link to?
A: Many obscure sites are not allowed to be linked because they have ways to communicate privately.

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However, YouTube is a bit different. Sharing YouTube videos is allowed as long as the content and comments are for all ages and don't share personal information. Those same rules must be followed when linking YouTube channels, as well. Due to containing unmoderated chat, links to streams or premiers or channels with streams or premiers are not allowed.

Comments are unpredictable, so it's not the user's fault if comments contain offensive or personally identifying information.
That's why YouTube channels should be banned.

Don't we have the discuss YouTube page?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jHvXakt1qw&pp=ygUHc2NyYXRjaA%3D%3D

TheCreatorOfUnTV wrote:

hydrofungus wrote:

Your concerns are invalid.

QaS question directory wrote:

Q: What sites can users link to?
A: Many obscure sites are not allowed to be linked because they have ways to communicate privately.

-snipped-

However, YouTube is a bit different. Sharing YouTube videos is allowed as long as the content and comments are for all ages and don't share personal information. Those same rules must be followed when linking YouTube channels, as well. Due to containing unmoderated chat, links to streams or premiers or channels with streams or premiers are not allowed.

Comments are unpredictable, so it's not the user's fault if comments contain offensive or personally identifying information.
That's why YouTube channels should be banned.

There’s a way to add a custom filter to your comments, and I also believe YouTube bans similar phrases to the one the user blacklisted on their videos too. This can also be paired with the “Hold potentially inappropriate comments for review”

Roblox888i wrote:

Don't we have the discuss YouTube page?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jHvXakt1qw&pp=ygUHc2NyYXRjaA%3D%3D

That's for videos, not channels.

With YouTube, you can share links to Scratch tutorials and walkthrough videos, which is useful.

MythosLore wrote:

With YouTube, you can share links to Scratch tutorials and walkthrough videos, which is useful.

Just link the videos (which redirect to the Scratch YouTube player) instead of the channel.

TheCreatorOfUnTV wrote:

MythosLore wrote:

With YouTube, you can share links to Scratch tutorials and walkthrough videos, which is useful.

Just link the videos (which redirect to the Scratch YouTube player) instead of the channel.

But why? From the Scratch player, you can already choose to go to YouTube to view the video anyways, and get the channel from there. I support the idea behind it, but simply “banning YouTube” would have to be an all or nothing thing– either no YouTube entirely, including the Scratch YouTube Player and Community Guidelines-compliant channels, or the solution we already have, which seems to be working fine.

TheCreatorOfUnTV wrote:

Comments are unpredictable, so it's not the user's fault if comments contain offensive or personally identifying information.
That's why YouTube channels should be banned.

And this happens all the time on Scratch. That's why we have a report button. If there are comments that are offensive or illegal, I think that posting links to them (or videos with them easily visible) would be covered under ToU 3.1, 3.3, and 3.7.

NamelessCat wrote:

TheCreatorOfUnTV wrote:

MythosLore wrote:

With YouTube, you can share links to Scratch tutorials and walkthrough videos, which is useful.

Just link the videos (which redirect to the Scratch YouTube player) instead of the channel.

But why? From the Scratch player, you can already choose to go to YouTube to view the video anyways, and get the channel from there. I support the idea behind it, but simply “banning YouTube” would have to be an all or nothing thing– either no YouTube entirely, including the Scratch YouTube Player and Community Guidelines-compliant channels, or the solution we already have, which seems to be working fine.

Then the Scratch YouTube Player shouldn't have the “Go to YouTube” link. Community Guidelines-compliant channels may exist, but that doesn't stop bad comments from appearing, and YouTube is for-profit, so they have less reason to remove something offensive just because someone requested it.