YouTube algorithm transfers longtime user's name -- Google says they "can't" fix it
"Lush cosmetics in YouTube address dispute" http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-33223511 A popular video blogger has hit out at cosmetics brand Lush after he lost control of a YouTube address he had been using since 2005. Matthew Lush said fans seeking out his channel were now being redirected to the beauty brand instead. The company told the BBC it had not requested the change but would not say if it would give the address back. Google said it was "sympathetic" to Mr Lush's situation and that the decision was made by an algorithm. Mr Lush, who has 10 times as many YouTube subscribers as the soap brand, told the BBC he felt "betrayed". - - - a) I don't understand how this could be permitted to take place at all. b) It's wrong. --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein ([email protected]): http://www.vortex.com/lauren Founder: - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com Google+: http://google.com/+LaurenWeinstein Twitter: http://twitter.com/laurenweinstein Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com _______________________________________________ pfir mailing list http://lists.pfir.org/mailman/listinfo/pfir
