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"Very dramatic shift" - Linus Tech Tips opens up about the channel's declining viewership (www.sportskeeda.com)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by mesamunefire@piefed.social to c/technology@lemmy.world
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A lot of Youtube channels are reporting declining viewership lately.

EX1: https://youtube.com/watch?v=cpVnx4_yqTo
EX2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF0tmhEtVJE

Fun times. Looks like a lot of channels are seeing a decline not just Linus. Hes just the latest to talk about it.

Then I saw this article as well and thought I would share.

Anyone here youtube creators? Are you seeing the same thing, a general downturn in viewership?

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[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol 11 points 4 weeks ago (5 children)

I dont know if anyone has noticed but...
Can we no longer watch youtube without being logged in? Every embedded video i see doesnt work. Every time i try to click on a video it tells me to sign in.
If i have an ad block running it basically blocks the website.

I really think its the auto plays and the untracked accounts.

Youtube would rather be able to track every user and make more profit per person than go big tent all audiences.

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[–] theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

Don't care

[–] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I can't talk about the others but LTT went form a tech channel to a luxury products channel. I'd blame some of their loss on that and the controversies.

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[–] Psiczar@aussie.zone 9 points 1 month ago (4 children)

…it’s the algorithm, and not putting every second video behind a member paywall.

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[–] Surp@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

Maybe if he did videos that were interesting again...not like my wife hates our tech at home videos or whatever

[–] balder1991@lemmy.world 9 points 4 weeks ago

This might be another example of over reliance on AI to judge what’s good or not to show users: https://news.clownfishtv.com/p/reddit-asks-did-youtube-break-itself

[–] SharkAttak@kbin.melroy.org 9 points 1 month ago

Maybe YT has started to be more aggressive towards viewbots like Twitch? Or has changed something in the algorithm (again) and fucked up (again).

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