BSP-191: How COPPA Can Affect Your YouTube Channel

On episode 191 of the BSP, I analyze the $170M FTC fine of YouTube, what kind of changes are being made to youtube to comply with this ruling, how it affects you as a creator, and what really bothers me about the entire process.

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00:00 - Intro
00:52 - Update to “Commercially Viable” YouTube Terms of Service
02:40 - What is COPPA
04:03 - How is COPPA Changing YouTube?
05:32 - What is Content for Kids?
07:36 - How old is a “kid”?
08:46 - How Will Kid Focussed Channels be Affected?
10:23 - What if you Incorrectly Label Videos?
13:38 - Most Important Thing to Remember About COPPA Law on YouTube
14:57 - What Does This Mean for You as a Creator?
18:27 - What Bothers me About These Changes!

27:01 - WYHTS: Thanks for Helping Make a Purchase
28:35 - WYHTS: Giveaway Channels Will Get the Hammer
30:15 - WYHTS: YouTube is Unfairly Blamed?
31:49 - WYHTS: Tutorial Videos will Disappear from YouTube
33:49 - WYHTS: What Happened to the Pod Critique & Editing Video?
35:09 - WYHTS: “Commercially Viable” is not new in Google’s TOS!
37:15 - Ask Bandrew
38:18 - Voice Submission #1
39:03 - Do I Enjoy Seasonal Coffee Drinks?
40:56 - Voice Submission #2
41:20 - What Got Me Into Punk Bands?
46:38 - Outro

Bandrew Scott

Bandrew Scott is the founder and host of the youtube channel Podcastage, where he posts reviews of audio gear, and shares tips and tricks to improve the audio of your Podcast, YouTube Channel, or Live Stream.

He also founded the Geeks Rising podcast network, which is home to amazing education, wellness, and pop culture podcasts such as Tourette’s Podcast, Sunshine & Powercuts, and On The Subject.

Bandrew also runs his own show titled the Bandrew Says Podcast. On this show he analyzes the latest news to determine how it affects the content creation ecosystem, and shares that to help creates remain aware of how the platform they use is changing.