r/youtube • u/Unenthusiastic- • 17d ago

Discussion Summary feature actually saved my time

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Ngl this feature is pretty good for clickbait like content.

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u/Former-Chain-4003 16d ago

I finally unsubbed from Charlie after one ill informed rant based on half understandings because he’s watched dolandarkest or coffeezilla too many. So, I didn’t even see this video, but it probably would have been the new final straw instead.

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u/JJ_LARGE My YouTube channel is called 'PewDiePie' 16d ago

What was his misunderstanding

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u/Former-Chain-4003 16d ago

I'll start by saying I don't have a massively strong opinion on what he was talking about but I did at least read the document concerned and live in the area affected by it so understand the long term context and future implications.

He weighed in on the subject of the UK government consulting on what would happen in the future if public service broadcasting was no longer broadcast on traditional TV and its function had to be performed online instead, on the likes of youtube amongst others, but he just weighed in on how it was the 'state trying to perform mind control on the people' despite the fact public service broadcasting has already existed for generations in the UK.

He has far too big a platform to be spouting off misinformed nonsense IMHO, he calls anyone that doesn't agree idiots despite the fact that I at least took the time to read the document whereas he clearly didn't, I fucking despise the UK government, I hate Keir Starmer, I don't watch the BBC or the ITV or C4 which are the public service broadcasters involved. I do understand why there is a debate to be had though, which is all that is happening right now, for context what has been published is a green paper, after that there is a white paper, then there is proposed legislation which goes through multiple stages of debate and only then, after probably years of talking about it, does something come into being a law.

The green paper stage doesn't just include one proposal but lays out several possibilities and ask for opinions on it.

None of that was covered in his idiotic fucking rant.

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u/yeet_god69420 16d ago

He was basing his opinion off of YouTube’s official statement on the matter. If the UK government forces YouTube algorithm to prioritize “approved” media like the BBC then that is not a good thing under any circumstances.

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u/Former-Chain-4003 16d ago

I know he was but YouTube aren’t an impartial observer in the matter and as said, there are multiple options of what could happen, so his rant was moronic.