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Why Are Creators Leaving YouTube? Was 2020 The Final Straw?

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Episode • Jan 21, 2021 • 1h 1m

In this week's episode, we discuss the seemingly mass exodus of creators from YouTube and what it means for the platform that has dominated social media and entertainment for a decade. Has it become too much of a breeding ground for drama? Is the backlash against 'big tech' affecting our interactions with the platform? Is YouTube to blame for driving creators away? Or are creators really just ready for a career change?

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Viral news recap:

Update on the Armie Hammer saga

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The Dolan twins announce they're leaving YouTube

Onision is permanently demonetised from YouTube

Articles mentioned:

https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/5/18287318/youtube-logan-paul-pewdiepie-demonetization-adpocalypse-premium-influencers-creators

https://centennialbeauty.com/nikita-dragun-setting-spray-dragun-beauty-mold-claims/

https://centennialbeauty.com/trisha-paytas-jeffree-star-friendship-end-las-vegas-trip-hair-by-jay/

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/armie-hammer-cannibalism-sext-scandal-1115309/ 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9147239/Armie-Hammer-shows-lingerie-clad-woman-waiting-fours-bed.html

 

 

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