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YouTube is tightening restrictions on “big-eating” (mukbang-style) videos, citing concerns that they may encourage eating disorders. In South Korea, a creator with 440,000 subscribers had their monetization suspended and revealed they had made private or deleted 339 videos posted over the past four years. The unease has spread to Japanese creators too, with some voicing fears that “this could become a matter of survival.” On 5ch threads, opinions split between those sympathetic to the eating-disorder concern and those questioning the consistency with TV shows that similarly feature people eating huge quantities of food — with debate over creators’ health and how far the line for regulation should be drawn.
Wed, Oct 21, 6:00 PM
Reports have been piling up from Korean creators saying their “monetization was suspended” over so-called “big-eating videos” — content showing people eating huge amounts of food that has drawn large audiences — and the news has rattled creators in Japan as well. Behind it lies YouTube’s guidelines stating that such content may encourage “eating disorders.” On social media, questions have also arisen such as “how is this any different from mukbang TV shows?”
According to reports from Korea, mukbang YouTuber Sarpejo, who has 440,000 subscribers, revealed in September that “revenue generation has been suspended.” They said, “YouTube’s guidelines on binge-eating and eating-disorder-related content have tightened, and strong restrictions are now being applied to my channel,” and stopped publishing videos. Other creators have also reported receiving monetization-suspension notices from YouTube, with some saying they made private or deleted 339 videos posted over the past four years.
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Maybe learn to use an ad blocker.
Just fake-eat, then throw up into a bucket hidden off camera.
Anyone could do it that way.
They're definitely purging afterward.
That's insane.
Stomach acid can cause esophagitis and even esophageal cancer risk,
and it wrecks your teeth too.
There are even channels that don't show a single swallowing shot, lol.
Normally that'd be the right call,
but these people eat such absurd quantities that…
weighing the health risks of purging
against the sodium overload and organ strain
from actually keeping all that food down,
purging is probably the lesser evil.
If they don't purge, they're probably looking at
an emergency hospitalization within about three years.
The ones who don't throw up are genuinely going to die.
Gambling content should probably go too —
not just the official public gambling stuff, but also those "let's bet money among friends" original segments.
they should also stop making young talent eat ultra-spicy food.
Regulate diet-influencer content and cosmetic-surgery promotion on social media too.
What's wrong with this? ….It's great!
https://m.youtube.com/shorts/LOfpcRwzfWI?ra=m
Background and Key Points of This Topic
The tightened regulation of mukbang-style videos stems from YouTube’s concern about the impact on eating disorders, though it’s not yet clear how strictly domestic guideline enforcement will go. As with the Korean creator’s case, monetization suspensions and video takedowns/deletions directly affect creators’ livelihoods — hence the term “matter of survival,” reflecting how many creators depend on YouTube revenue as their main income. In the thread, some questioned the consistency of this stance given that TV shows likewise feature people eating huge quantities of food, wondering why the restriction is limited to video platforms. At the same time, the concern about encouraging eating disorders is itself a medically grounded point, and worries about binge-purge behavior and health risks remain persistent. It should be noted that most comments in the thread about whether creators are actually vomiting or hiding such behavior are speculation, not facts confirmed by reporting.
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “Moves to Regulate ‘Mukbang Videos’ — Doctors Warn of Risk of Encouraging ‘Eating Disorders,’ Creators Fear It Could Become ‘a Matter of Survival’.”
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