▲ 216 ▼ YouTuber's Channel Permanently Banned Over Censored Hellraiser: Revival Gameplay Video - "I'm Losing 10 Years of Hard Work" (www.ign.com) submitted 1 month ago by alessandro@lemmy.ca to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca 70 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] jlow@slrpnk.net -39 points 1 month ago (9 children) Not if you'd done backups ... permalink fedilink source hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] lIlIlIlIlIlIl@lemmy.world 45 points 1 month ago (2 children) They’re losing the monetization. Not sure any 3-2-1 strategy can help with that permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (1 child) “Beyond losing my income, I'm also losing 10 years of hard work and over 3,000 videos. The emotional impact is huge. Those videos represent a big part of my life, and losing them hurts more than I can describe." Sounds like 3-2-1 would have helped in this case. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world -2 points 1 month ago "hard work" bring the views and subscribers. I'm sure they have copies of all the videos. permalink fedilink source parent [–] CorrectAlias@piefed.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 month ago (5 children) Well, backups would have saved his content, but for what viewer base? How is he supposed to use his backups to get his viewer base and income back? It took 10 years to get that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Hirom@beehaw.org 3 points 1 month ago* (4 children) YouTube/Google is the main or only platform for many content creator. Easier said than done, but: don't put all eggs in one basket. If the viewer base is following a creator through a mix of channels (YouTube, Mastodon, Vimeo, RSS, newsletter..) then it's easier to notify people "hey I moved to Vimeo/Nebula since YouTube kicked me out, follow me there..." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] boonhet@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) You just named several platforms with about 7 users each. Would have to be using xitter and twitch, maybe instagram. And obviously tiktok. See anything in common between those platforms? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Hirom@beehaw.org 1 point 1 month ago Right, I omitted some toxic platforms. Twitch might be the least toxic, yet owned by Amazon. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 point 1 month ago he dint branch out to twitch, or similar even, meant for games? permalink fedilink source parent [–] CorrectAlias@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 month ago* Oh yeah, absolutely. I do feel lucky that the majority of the creators I like are on alternative platforms. I know a lot of creators do just use YouTube though. Some of them have even had their personal Google account deleted because of their attached YouTube account. Unfortunately, even if a lot of viewers follow you on other platforms, creators tend to lose a huge amount of viewers since many do not. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lIlIlIlIlIlIl@lemmy.world 45 points 1 month ago (2 children) They’re losing the monetization. Not sure any 3-2-1 strategy can help with that permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (1 child) “Beyond losing my income, I'm also losing 10 years of hard work and over 3,000 videos. The emotional impact is huge. Those videos represent a big part of my life, and losing them hurts more than I can describe." Sounds like 3-2-1 would have helped in this case. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world -2 points 1 month ago "hard work" bring the views and subscribers. I'm sure they have copies of all the videos. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (1 child) “Beyond losing my income, I'm also losing 10 years of hard work and over 3,000 videos. The emotional impact is huge. Those videos represent a big part of my life, and losing them hurts more than I can describe." Sounds like 3-2-1 would have helped in this case. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world -2 points 1 month ago "hard work" bring the views and subscribers. I'm sure they have copies of all the videos. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world -2 points 1 month ago "hard work" bring the views and subscribers. I'm sure they have copies of all the videos. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CorrectAlias@piefed.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 month ago (5 children) Well, backups would have saved his content, but for what viewer base? How is he supposed to use his backups to get his viewer base and income back? It took 10 years to get that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Hirom@beehaw.org 3 points 1 month ago* (4 children) YouTube/Google is the main or only platform for many content creator. Easier said than done, but: don't put all eggs in one basket. If the viewer base is following a creator through a mix of channels (YouTube, Mastodon, Vimeo, RSS, newsletter..) then it's easier to notify people "hey I moved to Vimeo/Nebula since YouTube kicked me out, follow me there..." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] boonhet@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) You just named several platforms with about 7 users each. Would have to be using xitter and twitch, maybe instagram. And obviously tiktok. See anything in common between those platforms? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Hirom@beehaw.org 1 point 1 month ago Right, I omitted some toxic platforms. Twitch might be the least toxic, yet owned by Amazon. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 point 1 month ago he dint branch out to twitch, or similar even, meant for games? permalink fedilink source parent [–] CorrectAlias@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 month ago* Oh yeah, absolutely. I do feel lucky that the majority of the creators I like are on alternative platforms. I know a lot of creators do just use YouTube though. Some of them have even had their personal Google account deleted because of their attached YouTube account. Unfortunately, even if a lot of viewers follow you on other platforms, creators tend to lose a huge amount of viewers since many do not. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Hirom@beehaw.org 3 points 1 month ago* (4 children) YouTube/Google is the main or only platform for many content creator. Easier said than done, but: don't put all eggs in one basket. If the viewer base is following a creator through a mix of channels (YouTube, Mastodon, Vimeo, RSS, newsletter..) then it's easier to notify people "hey I moved to Vimeo/Nebula since YouTube kicked me out, follow me there..." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] boonhet@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) You just named several platforms with about 7 users each. Would have to be using xitter and twitch, maybe instagram. And obviously tiktok. See anything in common between those platforms? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Hirom@beehaw.org 1 point 1 month ago Right, I omitted some toxic platforms. Twitch might be the least toxic, yet owned by Amazon. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 point 1 month ago he dint branch out to twitch, or similar even, meant for games? permalink fedilink source parent [–] CorrectAlias@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 month ago* Oh yeah, absolutely. I do feel lucky that the majority of the creators I like are on alternative platforms. I know a lot of creators do just use YouTube though. Some of them have even had their personal Google account deleted because of their attached YouTube account. Unfortunately, even if a lot of viewers follow you on other platforms, creators tend to lose a huge amount of viewers since many do not. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] boonhet@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) You just named several platforms with about 7 users each. Would have to be using xitter and twitch, maybe instagram. And obviously tiktok. See anything in common between those platforms? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Hirom@beehaw.org 1 point 1 month ago Right, I omitted some toxic platforms. Twitch might be the least toxic, yet owned by Amazon. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Hirom@beehaw.org 1 point 1 month ago Right, I omitted some toxic platforms. Twitch might be the least toxic, yet owned by Amazon. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 point 1 month ago he dint branch out to twitch, or similar even, meant for games? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CorrectAlias@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 month ago* Oh yeah, absolutely. I do feel lucky that the majority of the creators I like are on alternative platforms. I know a lot of creators do just use YouTube though. Some of them have even had their personal Google account deleted because of their attached YouTube account. Unfortunately, even if a lot of viewers follow you on other platforms, creators tend to lose a huge amount of viewers since many do not. permalink fedilink source parent