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Should this EXPLICIT 'porn' video be BANNED from YouTube?

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A GRAPHIC documentary – which includes footage of sexual intercourse filmed from inside a vagina – has racked up 13.9 million views on YouTube, but should it even be allowed online?</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The sexually explicit documentary is available to view on YouTube</td></tr>
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Could this be one of the most extreme and <em>controversial videos</em> ever to be uploaded onto YouTube?</div>
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Filmed using state-of-the-art video cameras, the short YouTube film shows an up-close and extremely graphic look at sex from inside a woman’s vagina.</div>
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The two-minute clip shows full penetration, filmed from inside the vagina and the tip of the penis. YouTube viewers also see explicit shots of the male orgasm.</div>
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It appears the sexually-explicit video is allowed to appear on the video sharing website because it is categorised as "educational", rather than pornographic.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">YouTube deems the content "educational"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The educational clip shows people having sex from multiple angles using state-of-the-art cameras</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The sexually explicit clips are interrupted by talking head interviews</td></tr>
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But the shocking footage has been branded "porn" by YouTube viewers, who took to the comments section beneath the online video.</div>
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"So disgusting," one viewer posted on the Google-owned video site "why are they even showing this what if a child see this" (sic)</div>
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"How is this still on youtube?" another YouTube viewer posted.</div>
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"Pornography." One viewer added, whilst another commented that the documentary was "the closest to porn on YouTube."</div>
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"Nobody noticed the 80's porn music or the ridiculous premise of "it's for science"? Oh YouTube," one viewer wrote.</div>
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Another posted: “AND this is how you can publish PORN on YouTube and get away with it.”</div>
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YouTube states in its guidelines, “Sexually explicit content like pornography is not allowed.</div>
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"Videos containing fetish content will be removed or age-restricted depending on the severity of the act in question. In most cases, violent, graphic or humiliating fetishes are not allowed to be shown on YouTube.</div>
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"A video that contains nudity or other sexual content may be allowed if the primary purpose is educational, documentary, scientific or artistic, and it isn't gratuitously graphic. </div>
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"For example, a documentary on breast cancer would be appropriate, but posting clips out of context from the same documentary might not be. </div>
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"Remember that providing context in the title and description will help us and your viewers determine the primary purpose of the video."</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some YouTube comments are outraged, others confused by the video being allowed on YouTube </td></tr>
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Due to the explicit nature of the content, <em>NewsNewsBlog.blogspot.com</em> has chosen not to published the video within this article.</div>
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If you are over the age of 18, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hu0O9JIXQuU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the video can be accessed on YouTube here</a>, but it is <strong>EXPLICIT</strong> and <strong>NOT SAFE FOR WORK</strong>.</div>
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Most videos of this nature, including this one, have an age restriction set which means you'll need to verify with a Google Account before being able to access the content.</div>
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Google allows anyone over the age of 13 to have their own Google Account, but viewers need to be older to access this type of video.</div>
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But if you are worried about younger family members viewing this type of content – you can block it entirely.</div>
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To implement the Parental Controls for YouTube, navigate to YouTube.com and scroll down to the bottom of the page.</div>
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You will find a drop-down menu entitled Restricted Mode, which should be set to Off.</div>
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Click the drop-down to access the Parental Controls and switch-on YouTube Safe Search.</div>
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"Restricted Mode hides videos that may contain inappropriate content flagged by users and other signals," Google explains. </div>
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"No filter is 100% accurate, but it should help you avoid most inappropriate content."</div>
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Should this EXPLICIT 'porn' video be BANNED from YouTube?

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YOUTUBE is believed to looking into the possibility of streaming TV show boxsets and blockbuster films – transforming the service into a direct competitor to Netflix and Amazon Prime Instant Video.</div>
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Google-owned streaming service YouTube is believed to be looking into expanding its business to on-demand video.</div>
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YouTube is expected to rival Netflix and Amazon Prime Instant Video by adding a slew of popular television shows and Hollywood films.</div>
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These meetings have revolved around licenses and pitches for new content, the US newspapers has claimed.</div>
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It is thought these talks are still in the "early stages".</div>
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YouTube already offers UK customers the ability to rent HD movies, but the addition of more premium videos is expected to be included as part of its new YouTube Red subscription.</div>
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The $9.99-per-month subscription service launched in the United States back in October and includes ad-free access to YouTube as well as unlimited music streaming through Google Play Music.</div>
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At the moment, YouTube generates revenue through on-screen and pre-roll advertisements hosted on the website, which is free to access.</div>
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Meanwhile, Netflix and Amazon currently offer a slew of licensed UK and US television shows and movies.</div>
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Both on-demand video providers are increasingly investing in original programming as a way to stand out from the competition and lure more subscribers.</div>
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Amazon is developing a new motoring show with former Top Gear presenters Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May while Netflix is responsible for award-winning shows like Orange is the New Black, House of Cards and Narcos.</div>
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YouTube – the world’s largest online video service in terms of viewers – is thought to be solely focused on licensed content at the moment.</div>
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The online video on-demand market was valued at a jaw-dropping £16.9 billion last year, according to research firm MarketsandMarkets.</div>
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Experts believe that figure could climb as high as £41 billion by 2019.</div>

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The Netflix rival costs $10 per month, some £6.50 converted.</div>
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YouTube Red targets existing fans who want to skip ads, while giving them a chance to pass along some cash to their favourite content creators, who'll share in the new revenues. </div>
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It comes as streaming services like Hulu, Pandora, Spotify and TuneIn offer ad-free as a paid option.</div>
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The plan will launch in the United States on October 28th.</div>
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Subscribers will also get access to a new app dubbed YouTube Music, which blurs the line between streaming tracks and watching music videos on YouTube.</div>
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The new YouTube Music app will allow you to toggle music videos to play audio only.</div>
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But you don't have to wait for the new music app to have Red features work across YouTube platforms, with the exception of the YouTube Kids app, starting next week. The apps, including the existing YouTube app, are free to download.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red targets existing YouTube fans who want to skip ad</td></tr>
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The move comes amid a boom in consumer appetite for ad-free experiences.</div>
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Ad-blocking software has become popular on personal computers, and Apple's iOS 9 operating system update last month allowed ad-blocker apps to run on its mobile Safari browser for the first time. </div>
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Worldwide usage of ad blockers rose 41 percent last year to nearly 200 million people, according to PageFair, a firm that seeks to counter ad blockers.</div>
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And yet content providers are finding a way to make money from eliminating ads, too.</div>
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Internet radio giant Pandora Media made $54.6 million on subscription and other revenue in the quarter through June, mainly from its $5-a-month ad-free plan, Pandora One. </div>
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Its subscription revenue is growing faster than ad revenue itself.</div>
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Hulu launched a "No Commercials" plan in September for $4 more per month than its regular $8 subscription and TuneIn added a premium tier for $8 a month in August that throws ad-free music together with audio books and sports play-by-play coverage.</div>
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Red could help boost the ranks of Google Play Music subscribers, which stood at around 815,000 in the U.S. at the end of last December, according to royalty tracking firm Audiam.</div>
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Its subscription revenue is growing faster than ad revenue itself.</div>
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Hulu launched a "No Commercials" plan in September for $4 more per month than its regular $8 subscription and TuneIn added a premium tier for $8 a month in August that throws ad-free music together with audio books and sports play-by-play coverage.</div>
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Red could help boost the ranks of Google Play Music subscribers, which stood at around 815,000 in the U.S. at the end of last December, according to royalty tracking firm Audiam.</div>
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That's far short of leader Spotify with 20 million paying subscribers globally. </div>
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Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook told a technology conference this week that Apple Music has 6.5 million paying subscribers and millions more still on free trials following its launch at the end of June.</div>
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YouTube is part of Google, a division of the newly created holding company Alphabet Inc.</div>