A lot of Youtube channels are reporting declining viewership lately.

EX1: https://youtube.com/watch?v=cpVnx4_yqTo
EX2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF0tmhEtVJE

Fun times. Looks like a lot of channels are seeing a decline not just Linus. Hes just the latest to talk about it.

Then I saw this article as well and thought I would share.

Anyone here youtube creators? Are you seeing the same thing, a general downturn in viewership?

  • Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    LTT has done bad things and never apologized. For example he copied a gamersnexus script and never acknowledged it.

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      And stole an item to auction off! I can’t believe people here defend their ass D:

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        Which turned out to be false, and Billet Labs confirmed it was always the agreement that they were not supposed to return it, they just changed their mind later when it was already too late.

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          The email chain was published by Billet Labs after LTT said there were no expectations of returning the prototype. It proved that Linus lied about it.

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            Billet Labs explicitly said in the email that “you could keep it”. They changed their mind later. So what’s the lie? The emails confirm Linus’s version.

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      Never acknowledged it? He immediately put a pinned comment attributing Gamers Nexus when notified of it, and GN thanked him for it, which any reasonable person would take as him being happy with the resolution.

      It was a piece of info from GN’s video, not a copied script though.

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          Yeah, that’s what I’m basing what I said on. You can see GN thanking Linus for quick action, and being understanding that an inexperienced writer could make such a mistake.

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            “quick action”

            3 years later and only after Linus made vague legal threats to GN about Honey requiring GN to publicize LTT’s past bad behavior.

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              I’m literally quoting GN, who said “quick action” in the email you can see, what can I tell you. You can disagree that it was quick action, but you are not disagreeing with me, you are disagreeing with GN.

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                  4 days ago

                  According to your source they replied and acknowledged the plagiarism 34 minutes after being notified by GN. I have no clue where you are getting 3 years.

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                    “Plagiarism by Linus Tech Tips of GamersNexus content wherein we previously privately reached out without resolution”

                    They had privately contacted LTT in the past. LTT ignored it until GN made a public video years later.