Linus Sebastian, the founder of the Linus Tech Tips YouTube channel, has spoken out about its recent decline in viewership, describing it as a "very dramatic shift.

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?

  • cardfire@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    132·
    15 days ago

    I think his org has consistently done its best and I still tune in across the channels. I know that I couldn’t do better with matched resources, without experience and a lot more considerations.

    Listening to everyone hate on a whole media group puzzles me a bit.

    • Blue_Morpho@lemmy.worldEnglish
      96·
      15 days ago

      LTT has done bad things and never apologized. For example he copied a gamersnexus script and never acknowledged it.

      • dev_null@lemmy.mlEnglish
        3·
        14 days ago

        Never acknowledged it? He immediately put a pinned comment attributing Gamers Nexus when notified of it, and GN thanked him for it, which any reasonable person would take as him being happy with the resolution.

        It was a piece of info from GN’s video, not a copied script though.

          • dev_null@lemmy.mlEnglish
            3·
            14 days ago

            Yeah, that’s what I’m basing what I said on. You can see GN thanking Linus for quick action, and being understanding that an inexperienced writer could make such a mistake.

            • Blue_Morpho@lemmy.worldEnglish
              21·
              14 days ago

              “quick action”

              3 years later and only after Linus made vague legal threats to GN about Honey requiring GN to publicize LTT’s past bad behavior.

              • dev_null@lemmy.mlEnglish
                2·
                14 days ago

                I’m literally quoting GN, who said “quick action” in the email you can see, what can I tell you. You can disagree that it was quick action, but you are not disagreeing with me, you are disagreeing with GN.

                  • dev_null@lemmy.mlEnglish
                    2·
                    14 days ago

                    According to your source they replied and acknowledged the plagiarism 34 minutes after being notified by GN. I have no clue where you are getting 3 years.