Our proposals

• Publish all categories and decision criteria that affect monetization and views of videos

• Give clear explanations for individual decisions — for example, if a video is demonetized, which parts of the video violated which criteria in the Advertiser-Friendly Content Guidelines?

• Give YouTubers a human contact person who is qualified and authorized to explain decisions that have negative consequences for YouTubers (and fix them if they are mistaken)

• Let YouTubers contest decisions that have negative consequences

• Create an independent mediation board for resolving disputes (here the Ombuds Office of the Crowdsourcing Code of Conduct can offer relevant lessons)

• Formal participation of YouTubers in important decisions, for example through a YouTuber Advisory Board

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