A Mega Man documentary has been deemed too sexy by YouTube's baffling content rules

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If there's one thing most of us can just about agree on, it's that there's plenty of stuff on YouTube that's in dire need of moderation. Whether it's crypto scams(opens in new tab), dodgy politics, or any of the countless videos featuring Spider-Man and Elsa for some reason, there's a lot of content on that website that we're better off not seeing. I'm not sure a lengthy Mega Man 2 documentary falls into that category, though.

To recap what has happened today: this morning, my Mega Man 2 speedrun documentary was age-restricted for «excessive swearing». It contains 19 curse words in 78 minutes.Videos with 21x the amount of swearing per capita remain un-restricted. @TeamYouTube refuses to explain.September 21, 2022

As reported by Ars Technica(opens in new tab), a 78 minute video from popular retro-game speedrunning documentarian Summoning Salt has recently fallen victim to a series of strange—and seemingly contradictory—content restriction decisions from YouTube's moderation staff. About four days after Salt's Mega Man video went live, it was «age-restricted» by YouTube's moderation system for «excessive swearing,» presumably owing to clips featured in the video of streamers cursing in frustration.

Age-restricted videos are only able to receive limited ads on YouTube, drastically curtailing their ability to generate income for their creators, and it suppresses affected videos in YouTube's recommendation engine. In short, it's something you really, really want to avoid if you're trying to make a living off your YouTube output, and especially if—like Summoning Salt—your videos are high-effort affairs that release infrequently.

The restriction on Salt's Mega Man documentary would be a fair but draconian measure by YouTube if