Youtube has been one of the most
popular websites for a long time and it is practically a household
name when it comes to watching and sharing videos online. While it
has gone through many changes over the years, some good, some bad, I
have found lately that it has been on the decline.
I have many subscriptions and it used
to be when I would log in each day, there would be a lot of new
videos to watch. Recently though, it seems like there have been fewer
and fewer new videos popping up in the feed which would mean that the
creators are not making as many videos as they used to.
There can be many reasons for this, but
from what I have gathered, it seems like many of the veteran
Youtuber's are not happy with the way things have been going. Many
have complained about changes which de-monetized their videos. As
many of the big Youtuber's got into the habit of using Youtube as
their main source of income, you can imagine if this was disrupted
enough it would have a big effect on their desire to produce new
content.
I know many have complained about
traffic numbers declining on videos and how they are not getting as
many views or subscribers as they had in the past. Many who have been
producing high quality content are fading to the background while
newer channels that many not be as good have been pushed to the
forefront.
Many Youtuber's have expressed interest
in moving to other platforms but as of yet there does not seem to be
a suitable replacement. It seems some Youtuber's have cut back on the
amount of videos they release while others have stopped making videos
all together.
This is a shame because Youtube is a
good platform and they have plenty of feedback from the creators to
get it right. I am mostly a viewer when it comes to Youtube but I can
certainly understand the frustrations of the creators and what they
have been going through.
If the trend continues and more of the
big Youtubers start pulling away from the platform, I can see a
possible shift to other platforms for video entertainment such as
Netflix, Amazon, and other streaming services. While these platforms
are more for complete shows and movies, viewers may still be drawn to
these platforms more if quality content is no longer available on
Youtube.
What are your thoughts on this issue?
Have you seen a decline in videos from your favorite Youtubers? Feel
free to leave a comment below.
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ReplyDeleteI read this post a while back and only connected the dots recently to the YouTube shooting. When I heard about how the shooter was irate at YouTube for policy changes that lost her money, I figured she was just paranoid and delusional. Now I see that the video de-monitization was real and seemingly was the trigger for this person who was obviously unstable.
ReplyDeleteYoutube de-monitized all my videos a few months ago because I "wasn't a big enough money maker" for them. They've made it impossible to make money there as a video creator unless your videos average over 1 million views. The little guys and the medium guys have been eliminated from their monetization. The only accounts that youtube still allows monetization are for the elite of the elite accounts. In other words, only the top .001% So the rich get richer and the middle class is out-to-lunch. Much the same as how IPO's are only offered to rich "accredited" investors with a minimum of 1 million dollars in liquid net worth. The middle class is being shoved aside.
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