Google has published changes to YouTube's Terms of Service Agreement that have stoked fears among some users. The new terms take effect Dec. 10.
One controversial provision addresses YouTube's hosting responsibilities.
"Content is the responsibility of the person or entity that provides it to the Service," states the new policy. "YouTube is under no obligation to host or serve Content."
Another section, Terminations by YouTube for Service Changes, has creators in an uproar.
"YouTube may terminate your access, or your Google account's access to all or part of the Service if YouTube believes, in its sole discretion, that provision of the Service to you is no longer commercially viable," the new ToSA states.

Many creators are deeply concerned over the prospect of YouTube changing its practices.
"A lot of people on the service make a living on it," noted Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, an advisory services firm in Bend, Ore.
"I don't think Google gets that," he told TechNewsWorld. "When you're dealing with people's income, you not only have to be straight with them, but you have to be careful about decisions that affect that income. You need empathy, and that empathy seems to be lacking in the company."
YouTube's latest changes make the agreement more transparent and easy to understand, noted spokesperson Ivy Choi, "all pretty standard practice."
"We made some changes to our Terms of Service in order to make them easier to read and to ensure they're up to date," YouTube said in a statement Choi provided to TechNewsWorld. "We're not changing the way our products work, how we collect or process data, or any of your settings. We're also not changing how we work with creators, nor their rights over their works, or their right to monetize."

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Social media reactions to the news were mostly unfavorable.