https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mU5un1rvV8o

This is great channel, what's going on?


Another great channel affected by youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2wac-sRkNMPSFEnaOHCL3g

It's basically them shifting their verified user status over to something similar to that of Twitter's verified status. Previously with YouTube, anyone regardless of whether they were actively uploading content to their channel or not, could become "verified" there. All this does is pull that verification away from people like that and make it more difficult for those wanting it to obtain it (i.e. if you desire that status, then you must effectively "matter" according to the guidelines YouTube has chiseled into the digital slate).

(edit to elaborate slightly)

This is probably to cut back on people blatantly abusing the system as it was. No doubt some people took advantage and grabbed verified status on a channel under the name "Jank Jim's Gaming Junkyard" or something and then likely deliberately changed the name of their channel to a more recognizable brand to try and con people out of things (let's say the common thing of game keys). This way, you'll still see inevitable "IGN" but... not "IGN" channels, but if it's not bearing the verified status (I believe it's a black check mark near the channel name) then it's likely not the genuine article.

The You Tube subject heading, and especially the subject picture must be different to the content right? That's a YouTube standard rule.
So, If this topic was on YouTube, you would be talking about how to make money online, or lose weight, anything *other than* the subject heading!

youtube is garbage and the people who run it are absolutely insane, are you really shocked this stuff happens?

YouTube is stripping verification from many content creators and using vague wording in their rules to validate any choice they make. Plus, there's a convoluted and generally opaque system for fighting losing verified status. It's not a channel-killer, but certainly another nail in the coffin of YouTube as a business.

As many time the last few years, YouTube shows yet again that they are only really interested at this point in corporations and celebrities.

IMO the problem with YouTube is systemic. YouTube was created as a media hub, but it had no content. How do you create massive amounts of content? Make the platform sound like a space for personal expression, democratic -- for the "regular joe." But...

... the problem is that "regular joes" can't generate enough advertising money to pay for their bandwidth and storage, and as YouTube has exploded in size, that discrepancy has only grown.

YouTube is a platform that can't afford to be YouTube. It needs to be CorporateTube and CelebrityTube, but...

... the base audience of YouTube doesn't want that kind of platform.

So, we're left with a bi-polar YouTube that needs "regular joe" content creators but hates them at the same time. In fact I'm certain they'd love all small YouTubers to leave tomorrow... if only their viewing audience would stay on the platform.

I'd guess that within a year or two YouTube starts charging for content storage below a certain viewership threshold.

YouTube is owned by Google, who are a marketing company that earns most of the advertising revenue globally. They also maintain shadow profiles on anyone who uses the internet that doesn't use Google directly (since those users have Google profiles), thus maintaining their corporate advantage through demographic analytics.

That they choose to maximize their profit by removing individuals is just a business strategy as familiar as the Ford Pinto (Ford knew that a rare circumstance would create a lethal accident but decided, as the fix was more expensive than the projected cost of total legal liabilities, that it was more economical to ignore the public deaths and injuries and just pay them out.)