Youtube's Negative Effects On Society

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Many people think differently about YouTube, some people think that it has an immoral effect towards society, but it actually has a positive effect towards society. YouTube is given a negative impact towards society by all of the immature people on it. It has many education and funny YouTubers on it so it can be entertaining.
YouTube can be entertaining by people doing funny skits/videos. Additionally, “People like ‘Smosh’ may have some crude humor and violence, but they are still somewhat entertaining to watch.” (Levine 1) This is true because, all of those YouTubers who have crude humor in those videos are still funny. Moreover, “Also many YouTubers have videos that are very funny and they put them up every day or every week.” (Levine 1) Many YouTubers gain their fame by being funny and posting often. As a …show more content…

Additionally, “Teachers across North America are using YouTube videos as a teaching aide.” (Levine 1) It doesn’t matter how much the teacher knows, they can still use YouTube for research. Furthermore, “Many people – from students learning the material for the first time to adults who just want to learn something new.” (Levine 1) Students go on YouTube to have a better visual of something and adults who don’t know something but, want to learn something new. Clearly, YouTube can be a powerful education website and is good for everyone.
YouTube can be good for their censorship of videos for 18+. Additionally, “YouTube may censor for dumb reasons but at least they try to censor nudity and sexual themes.” (Mashnick 1) It is good that YouTube doesn’t keep nudity or sexual themes so immature people or kids will see them. Moreover, “No people actually post that nasty stuff as they will get banned.” (Mashnick 1) People don’t want to get banned from YouTube just because they posted something stupid. As a result, censorship on YouTube is enforced by many people since it protects children from

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