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TEXTO 1:
YOUTUBE TO BAN VIDEOS PROMOTING GUN SALES
By NIRAJ CHOKSHI MARCH 22, 2018
YouTube said this week that it would tighten restrictions on some firearm videos, its latest policy
announcement since coming under scrutiny after last month’s mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Fla.
The video-streaming service, which is owned by Google, said it would ban videos that promote either the
construction or sale of firearms and their accessories. The new policy, developed with expert advice over the
last four months, will go into effect next month, it said.
“While we’ve long prohibited the sale of firearms, we recently notified creators of updates we will be making
around content promoting the sale or manufacture of firearms and their accessories, specifically, items like
ammunition, gatling triggers, and drop-in auto sears,” YouTube said in a statement.
YouTube, which described the move as part of “regular changes” to policy, notified users in a Monday
forum post. The company had previously banned videos showing how to make firearms discharge faster, a
technique used by the gunman who killed 58 people in Las Vegas last fall.
The announcement comes days before planned student-led protests against gun violence on Saturday. It
was met with frustration from gun rights advocates.
“Much like Facebook, YouTube now acts as a virtual public square,” the National Shooting Sports Foundation,
a private group representing gun makers, said in a statement. “The exercise of what amounts to censorship,
then, can legitimately be viewed as the stifling of commercial free speech, which has constitutional protection.
Such actions also impinge on the Second Amendment.”
The policy shift comes as YouTube and other technology platforms face increased scrutiny after the
Parkland shooting, in which 17 people were killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Days after that massacre, a video promoting a baseless conspiracy about a shooting survivor became the
top-trending video on YouTube, prompting a crackdown on such videos. YouTube’s chief executive also said
that the platform planned to fight misinformation by working in partnership with Wikipedia, the nonprofit userrun
online encyclopedia. But Wikipedia said it knew nothing about that plan.
Other businesses have also made changes amid growing pressure following the Parkland attack.
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Walmart and Kroger all raised the age limit for firearm purchases to 21. The retail
chains REI and Mountain Equipment Co-op suspended orders of some popular products because the company
that owns those brands, Vista Outdoor, also manufactures assault-style rifles.
In 2016, Facebook announced a ban on private gun sales on its flagship website as well as on Instagram, the
photo-sharing social network it owns. Anti-gun activists have complained that sellers still found ways around
Facebook’s ban.
Available at:<https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/22/business/youtube-gun-ban.h...m_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=5&pgtype=sectionfront>.
TEXTO 1:
YOUTUBE TO BAN VIDEOS PROMOTING GUN SALES
By NIRAJ CHOKSHI MARCH 22, 2018
YouTube said this week that it would tighten restrictions on some firearm videos, its latest policy announcement since coming under scrutiny after last month’s mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Fla.
The video-streaming service, which is owned by Google, said it would ban videos that promote either the construction or sale of firearms and their accessories. The new policy, developed with expert advice over the last four months, will go into effect next month, it said.
“While we’ve long prohibited the sale of firearms, we recently notified creators of updates we will be making
around content promoting the sale or manufacture of firearms and their accessories, specifically, items like
ammunition, gatling triggers, and drop-in auto sears,” YouTube said in a statement.
YouTube, which described the move as part of “regular changes” to policy, notified users in a Monday forum post. The company had previously banned videos showing how to make firearms discharge faster, a technique used by the gunman who killed 58 people in Las Vegas last fall.
The announcement comes days before planned student-led protests against gun violence on Saturday. It was met with frustration from gun rights advocates.
“Much like Facebook, YouTube now acts as a virtual public square,” the National Shooting Sports Foundation, a private group representing gun makers, said in a statement. “The exercise of what amounts to censorship, then, can legitimately be viewed as the stifling of commercial free speech, which has constitutional protection. Such actions also impinge on the Second Amendment.”
The policy shift comes as YouTube and other technology platforms face increased scrutiny after the Parkland shooting, in which 17 people were killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Days after that massacre, a video promoting a baseless conspiracy about a shooting survivor became the top-trending video on YouTube, prompting a crackdown on such videos. YouTube’s chief executive also said that the platform planned to fight misinformation by working in partnership with Wikipedia, the nonprofit userrun online encyclopedia. But Wikipedia said it knew nothing about that plan.
Other businesses have also made changes amid growing pressure following the Parkland attack.
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Walmart and Kroger all raised the age limit for firearm purchases to 21. The retail chains REI and Mountain Equipment Co-op suspended orders of some popular products because the company that owns those brands, Vista Outdoor, also manufactures assault-style rifles.
In 2016, Facebook announced a ban on private gun sales on its flagship website as well as on Instagram, the photo-sharing social network it owns. Anti-gun activists have complained that sellers still found ways around Facebook’s ban.
Available at:<https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/22/business/youtube-gun-ban.h...m_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=5&pgtype=sectionfront>
Gabarito comentado
Comentário de Gabarito – Interpretação de Texto em Inglês (Vestibular)
Tema central da questão:
A questão avalia sua capacidade de interpretar informações explícitas em um texto autêntico em inglês. O foco está em identificar o que o YouTube anunciou quanto às políticas para vídeos relacionados a armas de fogo.
Análise da alternativa correta (D):
A alternativa D) restringir as políticas sobre vídeos que promovem armas de fogo corresponde à informação central do texto: “YouTube said this week that it would tighten restrictions on some firearm videos”. Aqui, “tighten restrictions” significa apertar/restringir as restrições, o que se encaixa perfeitamente na alternativa D. O texto também cita que serão banidos vídeos que promovam a venda ou fabricação de armas e acessórios, confirmando essa aplicação.
Estratégia de resolução:
Procure palavras-chave como “ban” (banir, proibir), “tighten restrictions” (restringir/apertar restrições) e conecte ao comando da questão. Atenção ao uso de correspondências entre os termos do texto e as alternativas.
Análise das alternativas incorretas:
- A) Cita aumentar o limite de idade para compra de armas, o que foi feito por empresas como Walmart, não pelo YouTube.
- B) Fala sobre proibir vídeos acerca da violência armada contra estudantes, mas o texto não trata da proibição desse tipo de conteúdo, e sim de promoção/venda/fabricação de armas.
- C) Afirma promover vídeos sobre fabricação de armas e acessórios, o que é oposto ao texto, já que a decisão do YouTube foi de banir esse tipo de material.
Pontos de atenção em provas:
- Evite generalizar ou assumir informações não explicitadas. O texto exige interpretação fiel ao que está escrito.
- Leia atentamente para não confundir “restringir/proibir” com “permitir/promover”.
- Cuidado com detalhes sutis, como quem tomou determinada decisão (YouTube x outras empresas).
Conclusão:
A alternativa D é correta pois traduz fielmente a ação do YouTube, reforçando a importância de associar vocabulário e sentido contextual na leitura de textos em inglês.
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