Both @GuidedHacking and CheatTheGame's channels are gone since yesterday, and more getting banned today!

Recently, you must have heard on the 'net by now about Rockstar cracking down on people making GTA V Game mods/cheats, going as far as raiding their homes with police and dragging them into court, but now it seems YouTube has decided to start cracking down on any channel that has videos 'showing' people how to use programs like x64dg to make 'game cheats' or 'mods' and flat out terminating all their videos, channel itself, and does not look like YT is going to backdown on this latest enforcement actions, refusing so far to listen to the growing backlash on social media over their Dalek-like actions!

We'd like to inform you that we've received a Circumvention of Technologies complaint regarding your YouTube account. Upon review, we've determined that activity in your account violates YouTube's Terms of Service. As a result, we've terminated your account. If you would like to appeal the suspension, please submit this form.

When we say circumvention of technological measures, we’re referring to tools that allow users to evade a software’s licensing protocol. This can mean serial numbers, keygens, passwords, and other methods to hack software or games.

A CTM claim is appropriate when the infringed material isn’t present in the video (or directly linked to), but the video offers a way for users to access it illegitimately.

You can see more reports on the growing 'reddit' thread linked below, but what are your thoughts on the whole new 'enforcement' action by YT over 'modding/hacking/cheats' videos on their platform?

Source #1: Reddit
Source #2: MaxConsole

 

[the_randomizer]

Google: "But muh DMCA compliance!"

Please. Bunch of sellouts.

 

[VinsCool]

That could be a thing. we already have filetrip.

That wouldn't be relliable considering Filetrip runs on dial-up speed.

 

[Viri]

This makes sense to me first off watching tool assisted speedruns always make me feel like an inadequate gamer

Wait, they're taking down TAS videos too? I love watching those when I'm bored.

Spoiler

 

[ov3rkill]

Wow! This is truly sad. How is this any different from burning books back in the day.

These videos are educational. You can get a lot of information from these things.
I guess youtube will be full of TikTok, Logan, and Kardashians now.

 

[DarkCoffe64]

So, stuff like Vinesauce, boundary break, Kaze's Mario 64 stuff, ANYTHING related to modding is getting the bucked on youtube?

 

[the_randomizer]

So, stuff like Vinesauce, boundary break, Kaze's Mario 64 stuff, ANYTHING related to modding is getting the bucked on youtube?

I doubt it, because they're not actually showing people how it's done, or any links to what they use.

 

[garyopa]

I doubt it, because they're not actually showing people how it's done, or any links to what they use.

Yes, so far this crackdown is limited to channels that 'show' people how to do 'cheats or mods' or use programs to make them, those that just video/play yourself using mod/cheat is ok, but if you 'teach' the viewer how to re-create it you are in big trouble!

 

[the_randomizer]

Yes, so far this crackdown is limited to channels that 'show' people how to do 'cheats or mods' or use programs to make them, those that just video/play yourself using mod/cheat is ok, but if you 'teach' the viewer how to re-create it you are in big trouble!

Good thing for me that I don't post those videos, so AFAIK, I should be fine. That being said, this is nothing but a dick move IMO.

 

[CORE]

No More Game Enhancers.
No More Cheats Codes or Hacks.
No More Mods.

But you have to pay for costumes which should be unlockable usually by playing a game especially when it already on disc or embedded in the ROM or Archive or Executable and the access has been deliberately broken so the company can put the squeeze on you to unlock DLC already there.

So no you cant be allowed to make your own simple mods because of potentially making something better or damn unlocking things you payed for but are being manipulated into paying extra to unlock it.

I just bought a 8K 88" OLED TV it can do this and that and such a clear picture and so crisp is the sound but guess what it needs a remote. no problem just spend another such and such for it.

WTF U ON ABOUT why is it not in the f***ing box. I payed for it.

oh we could not fit it in and you bought the TV not the remote we where generous enough to give you a free box.

Basically consumers and peeps in general are being F***ed and this bullshit from Rockstar and UTube is unacceptable.

This is another reason why I prefer older games when they where GAMES and FUN now all we have is Authoritarian Shit and political Correct nonsense everywhere.

There is only so much you can back something into a corner before it lashes out and I look forward to it.

 

[kumikochan]

Censortube. When the internet becomes more and more corporate and less and less free bending more towards the will of companies and less towards the general user

 

[the_randomizer]

Screw censorship yet again. Ray Bradbury was right.

 

[EmulateLife]

Makes me wonder if the game companies MS, Sony, Nintendo requested this, because I don't see why Youtube would really care otherwise.

 

[osaka35]

Youtube continues down a dark path it started going down years ago. This is frustrating and depressing.

 

[EmulateLife]

It should be called Youtubewhatweletyoutube

 

[MaxiBash]

So? Just because you want to see a tutorial on modding an outdated console, it gets taken down?
This is true bullshit.

 

[smilodon]

That is sad but understandable. I don't think a company like to see a way to cheat, exploit or pirate their games on the same site they use to promote it.

 

[Justinde75]

Most people here can be happy for not living in the EU. Article 13 is going to ruin youtube even more. Things like gameplay videos wont even be possible anymore.

 

[kumikochan]

Most people here can be happy for not living in the EU. Article 13 is going to ruin youtube even more. Things like gameplay videos wont even be possible anymore.

It's not enforced yet and there are no general rules yet. It still needs to go through one more voting before it can really be enforced plus there are no guidlines set just yet. Let's wait with the pitchforks till guidlines are set because now it can go all ways and we just don't know yet so no need to instantly use the worst case scenario as a base. What you just set is a presumption because we just don't know yet what the guidlines are going to be.

 

[Deleted User]

Everyone should move to either Dailymotion or Vimeo, really. Ever since Google bought YouTube that it went downhill. I can't even watch 720p30fps videos without it lagging in-browser, so I have to use SVPtube to watch them on mpv.

 

[FAST6191]

Not the first time this happened, indeed GBAtemp even had troubles some years ago when Costello and Shaun made and hosted a video on youtube on installing a Wii mod chip (this would have been pre cut pin d2b for an idea of the timeframe).

Keep digging the hole there lads.

we will need your help when GBATemp will launch their own video sharing server

There already is one and has been for years. It is called filetrip.

I never cheered it. I don't even like Alex Jones, and believe he's fucking bat shit insane. But I don't believe he should have been booted off social media. But hey, they're private companies, so they can do whatever they want. And yeah, I do agree. I find it laughable that people believe that they'll stop at Alex Jones.

If you want to go a bit nebulous then you can accuse them of standing for nothing or standing for lesser principles.
Slightly less nebulous is for US law there is a distinction between carrier and publisher. The latter curates, the former just transmits but gains itself protections in doing so.

Anyone wanna make a thread listing decent hacking/modding channels on the EoF? I'm thinking of archiving some good videos before they're gone

Despite video making and ROM hacking being things I enjoy and have some skill in I never found a way to make compelling hacking contents, or indeed contents all that useful compared to a text and video guide. Some things get easier to demonstrate (watch OAM update in real time next to the resulting video screen -- so much more obvious than static shots) but as a general rule I am not sure. That is more for console/game hacking. I have seen some good stuff for PC, though it will typically be less worked examples of olldbg and more long form talks given at hacker conferences.