Uploaded June 2019 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Recently a video of mine was flagged by YouTube's automated ContentID system which may or may not have been justified. Regardless, it got me thinking of the mismatch in motivations for builders investing in cybersecurity and privacy.
We need to find a better motivator to align incentives with our desired outcomes of strong, secure technologies that respect user privacy while accomplishing big goals.
What are those motivators? I'm not sure but I know we won't find them unless we start the discussion...
References:
- the sanitized version of my video that was flagged, youtube.com/watch?v=S6-WdvOUtO8&t=5s (it's on the Apple WWDC keynote)
- an example of YouTube's failure to stop harassment, theverge.com/2019/6/4/18653088/youtube-steven-crowder-carlos-maza-harassment-bullying-enforcement-verdict
- YouTube's official response to that incident, twitter.com/TeamYouTube/status/1136055805545857024
- the NYT's on YouTube's child endangerment challenges, nytimes.com/2019/06/03/world/americas/youtube-pedophiles.html
// MWM Y2 no. 038
Recently a video of mine was flagged by YouTube's automated ContentID system which may or may not have been justified. Regardless, it got me thinking of the mismatch in motivations for builders investing in cybersecurity and privacy.
We need to find a better motivator to align incentives with our desired outcomes of strong, secure technologies that respect user privacy while accomplishing big goals.
What are those motivators? I'm not sure but I know we won't find them unless we start the discussion...
References:
- the sanitized version of my video that was flagged, youtube.com/watch?v=S6-WdvOUtO8&t=5s (it's on the Apple WWDC keynote)
- an example of YouTube's failure to stop harassment, theverge.com/2019/6/4/18653088/youtube-steven-crowder-carlos-maza-harassment-bullying-enforcement-verdict
- YouTube's official response to that incident, twitter.com/TeamYouTube/status/1136055805545857024
- the NYT's on YouTube's child endangerment challenges, nytimes.com/2019/06/03/world/americas/youtube-pedophiles.html
// MWM Y2 no. 038
