I lost a lot of respect for YouTube this week, they clearly treat their A-list channels totally differently than the rest when it comes to the rules, and when called out on it they give totally vague non-answers about it. Also, it'll be the small creators who suffer, AGAIN
One reassuring thing about Article 13 is that it cannot work. It practically will be impossible to implement and manage the system they're proposing. YouTube can't handle Content ID on their own website; imagine the governments of 28 countries trying to handle it on ALL websites.
Facebook is such a joke. My page has 80,000 followers but my posts only get shown to a tiny fraction of them. Facebook just offered to show my post to an extra 1,000 people if I pay £10
And that's why nobody under the age of 30 gives a shit about Facebook
YouTube created an algorithm with the sole purpose of keeping people watching as long as possible, crushing channels that don't do so... then they have the nerve to tweet this.
According to my timeline every YouTuber in the UK except me has been invited to the Star Wars premiere.
I bet they don't even have 3 Star Wars tattoos and the Kenner Millennium Falcon in its original box from 1979
I've spent the day talking about how I think small creators are threatened by copyright laws such as Article 13.
However, I'm also making some serious plans to help bring more real world opportunities to upcoming creators. Announcement vid coming soon!
PS it's my birthday!
My cat Patty died today. Jimmy died last week. My 3 cats were my closest companions. Now I have 0.
Here is me with Patty just this weekend, he was a very shy cat and I felt very honoured when he wanted to climb onto my lap for cuddles.
Rest in peace Patty, Jimmy and Sammy x
I strongly believe that YouTube removing the dislike button to prevent abuse against individuals is a lie. A total lie. It's still easy to abuse any individual on YouTube if you so wish.
It's corporations, news outlets, that don't want their reputation discredited by bad ratios.
Please ensure there are an equal number of retweets and likes on this tweet.
If you don't, there won't be an equal number of retweets and likes on this tweet.
To those defending Article 13 with "well you shouldn't be sharing copyrighted content in the first place" - I'd like to see the paperwork licensing you to post all those animated Spongebob gifs and Thanos memes in your timeline
@jazzemu_
@AdrianRMG
I've been on Twitter for 10 years and I think clicking on this tweet was the best moment I've ever experienced since joining.
Thank you for presenting your comprehensive research so perfectly.
3 months ago vs now - 14kg/30lb down.
Eating less junk, lifting things, and going outside more, that's it
Thanks to
@JackForresterPT
for keeping me on this path!
An anti-racist song I made in 2010 on YouTube has been demonetized -
Glad to see YouTube clamping down on anti-racism, there's already too much anti-racism about these days
Watching masked singer rn and when The Skeleton walked in
@itsDanBull
Minecraft skeleton rap started playing 🫡🫡🫡🫡
Nerdcore made it to mainstream again 🙏🏼
Dear YouTube, stop posting stuff like this when your creators are totally beholden to an algorithm that values click ratios and watch time.
When I make videos that bring me joy, they get buried by YouTube for not being about Minecraft.
My YouTube channel hit 3,000,000 subscribers today.
Thanks to everyone who subscribed, and especially thanks to all of you who supported and encouraged me over the past 2 decades.
A lot has changed. I'm trying to work out what comes next.
At school I had no gay or trans friends. The culture was violently hostile to people even suspected of being "queer". Now my bestest friends are 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ & I'm ride or die for these caring, funny, talented, inspiring bastards. Happy Pride to you all, love from your token cis chap x
This was achieved just through moderate exercise and better food choices.
I thought I was genetically destined to be out of shape, but I'm not and you are not.
Talk to
@JackForresterPT
for advice, that's what made the difference for me, having a mentor to check in with.
If you want an offline analogy for what Article 13 means:
Imagine having to go through an airport full-body scanner every time you want to speak to another person.
And you better not have any fillings, plates or piercings because this scanner isn't manned by a human being.
I appreciate everyone who has ever supported me, whether that's following me here, telling people about my music, leaving kind comments or even just taking the time to listen. It all helps so thank you x
My son is Ukrainian. I'm so glad he is safe here.
As I write, his relatives are in an underground shelter in Kharkiv, being shelled by Putin's bombs. We're in touch - please send them & their neighbours some messages of support and encouragement. They're going through living hell
My uber driver: "I'm not being funny but some of these lady drivers, they do not know what they're doing, innit?"
My brain: "This is casual sexism and needs to be called out!"
My mouth: "Heh."
YouTube is now officially demonetizing videos if the COMMENTS SECTION contains inappropriate content. Ahaha this is the beginning of the end. How easy it is now to wreck a YouTuber's career, just leave insults on their videos and THEY get punished for it!
@BallingerMom
@YouTube
@YTCreators
@PhillyD
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