Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day. Today, we ask creators to talk, think and learn about digital accessibility 👇 #GAAD
.@DeafiesinDrag discuss a serious problem in their classic lighthearted tone: many videos across social media lack captioning that would make them accessible to Deaf viewers. #GAAD
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One simple way to make your content accessible is to add subtitles and closed captions. Auto captions are a decent first step, but they can miss a lot — it’s better to add captions yourself to ensure they’re completely accurate. → yt.be/add-subtitles
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(1/4) Due to the disturbing events that transpired yesterday, and given that the election results have now been certified, starting today *any* channels posting new videos with false claims in violation of our policies will now receive a strike. support.google.com/youtube/answer…
(2/4) Over the last month, we’ve removed thousands of videos which spread misinformation claiming widespread voter fraud changed the result of the 2020 election, including several videos President Trump posted to his channel.
(3/4) When we updated our misinformation policy in Dec (blog.youtube/news-and-event…) we communicated that there would be a short grace period, originally ending on Inauguration Day, & new content that broke our rules would be removed without penalty. That grace period has now ended.
There is a proposed new law in Australia called the News Media Bargaining Code. We have answered some questions on how this law could affect creators. Thread ↓ (1/5)
“If I don’t make news content, will this new law affect me?” (2/5)
“Is this just about YouTube not wanting to pay news businesses?” (3/5)
For all of you "total beginners" out there: @TheNotoriousKIA made this for you. →
Kia and @rewboss agree: you should plan your shoot with the edit in mind. This can mean planning out what your video will look like and only shooting what you need, or getting multiple takes and plenty of wide shots and close-ups.
The takeaway from @TeriosGaming and Kia: technology is fallible. Back up and save your work as often as possible. You can't guarantee a reshoot, and it's frustrating to lose your hard work just because you forgot to save.