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"Very dramatic shift" - Linus Tech Tips opens up about the channel's declining viewership

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    LTT had a 3rd party investigate that and there was nothing wrong but that doesn't matter to you does it?

    In August 2024, former Linus Tech Tips (LTT) social media manager Madison Reeve made allegations of sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior in a tweet thread. LTT hired an outside investigator and conducted a review, which found no evidence to support Reeve's claims. The investigation did find some administrative errors and misunderstandings during Reeve's onboarding

    Again Steve and Louis do a podcast together and facts don't matter. Steve is upset at Linus for being ignored at an event and he Louis to write a hit piece. This is obvious why you don't want to type any exact issues because the bad stuff has been proven as false allegations.

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    ah, yes, the good old "we paid somebody to listen to our side of the story and they naturally found nothing wrong".

    as I said, I didn't post that link to convince you, because you're not interested in considering it. the link is for everyone else. you can keep on believing whatever it is you want, but since you can't edit my comment you don't have any way to stop anyone else from considering the facts.

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      ah, yes, the good old "we paid somebody to listen to our side of the story and they naturally found nothing wrong".

      as I said, I didn't post that link to convince you, because you're not interested in considering it. the link is for everyone else. you can keep on believing whatever it is you want, but since you can't edit my comment you don't have any way to stop anyone else from considering the facts.

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      #64

      The irony. If an independent 3rd party investigation isn't good enough nothing will be for you. At this point it just sounds like you are as jealous as Steve

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      • B [email protected]

        The irony. If an independent 3rd party investigation isn't good enough nothing will be for you. At this point it just sounds like you are as jealous as Steve

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        it's not independent if the guilty party pays for it. that's called a "conflict of interest".

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        • mushuchupacabra@lemmy.worldM [email protected]

          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Udn7WNOrvQ

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          Oh the rossman video.

          I hate how obsessed on dumb shit he gets. The man is legitimately doing great work usually, and then he takes something minor that an otherwise ally says or does and blows it out of proportion.

          This man would have made a great tankie. Unfortunately he made a whole 20 minute video on why AOC is stupid for saying unskilled labor doesn't exist and then explaining exactly the points she was making.

          I legitimately love this mans work and I wanna support him, but man is he petty.

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          • _cryptagion@anarchist.nexus_ [email protected]

            it's not independent if the guilty party pays for it. that's called a "conflict of interest".

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            Bro just give up, you are pathetic

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              Bro just give up, you are pathetic

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              #68

              hey, since you love "independent investigations", what's your take on Gamers Nexus catching LTT taking money for positive reviews of products? where the investigation for that, eh?

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                hey, since you love "independent investigations", what's your take on Gamers Nexus catching LTT taking money for positive reviews of products? where the investigation for that, eh?

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                I don't watch games Nexus lol so you are going to have to be now specific if you need my help googling but tech reviewer giving sponsored reviews seems pretty milk toast at best. There are plenty people who sponsor items they don't use, it's marketing but can you not enjoy the content, sure but it doesn't make someone mechahitler.

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                  I don't watch games Nexus lol so you are going to have to be now specific if you need my help googling but tech reviewer giving sponsored reviews seems pretty milk toast at best. There are plenty people who sponsor items they don't use, it's marketing but can you not enjoy the content, sure but it doesn't make someone mechahitler.

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                  you would know if you had been paying attention to our conversation.

                  hey what about the time LTT auctioned off property that belonged to someone else without asking them, what's your take on that?

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                  • M [email protected]

                    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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                    #71

                    YouTube only shows me like 12 channels. I miss variety.

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                    • _cryptagion@anarchist.nexus_ [email protected]

                      you would know if you had been paying attention to our conversation.

                      hey what about the time LTT auctioned off property that belonged to someone else without asking them, what's your take on that?

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                      #72

                      You mean the prototype that was planned to just be given to them but was sold for a charity auction then LTT offered an apology and tried to monetarily compensate billet labs?

                      This wasn't sold maliciously nor for profit. Billet labs was upset since it was ip but initially said LTT could retain the product and LTT didn't understand that billet labs didn't want them to sell it.

                      Next one? There are YouTubers that hire known pedos for kids shows or make content pissing off locals or desecrating dead people but you have a problem with someone doing ad reads for a product that he might not actually enjoy? Are you Steve?

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                      • C [email protected]

                        It's an article about Linus and viewership decline, a lot of people on here (including myself) probably once watched and then moved on. Of course the view:like ratio would skyrocket if less common people are viewing and only his main core is keeping on (who are giving the likes). You would rather people talk about an unsubstantiated claim of viewership conspiracy instead?

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                        It's not unsubstantiated; It's a very visible sudden shift in the same date range across multiple channels. I would also note the pay staying the exact same is definitely out of the ordinary. To answer your question, what I would rather is people learn to shut up when something is happening that they don't care to look into any further, rather than act like the Reddit-like cesspool of confidently wrong people that just invent their own theories for things.

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                        • C [email protected]

                          I wonder if it has to do with ad fatigue. Watching YouTube without a block is like going to an orgy with a bunch of ppl with STIs

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                          a bunch of ppl with STIs

                          Hey man, don't bash the WRX! It's a cool car šŸ˜‰

                          But yeah, blocking ads is the only way to watch YT. I swore off twitch once uBO stopped working there.

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                          • B [email protected]

                            Insults because you still don't have anything? Lol get off your high horse if you are going to act like this much of an ass.

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                            Insults because you still don't have anything?

                            You're having some sort of brainfart. The youtube link literally includes receipts of Linus, in his own words, being a cunt.

                            Lol get off your high horse if you are going to act like this much of an ass.

                            No high horse required. A presentation of the facts works, as is.

                            This was me casually dropping some shade on some dickhead, who i barely know or care about.

                            Would you like me to lean into spotlighting his history of being a narcissistic cunt? We both know that there is no shortage of dirt out there.

                            Just ask, and I'll add more credible links as I find them.

                            Or if that doesn't suit your fancy, consider shutting your yip yap.

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                            • B [email protected]

                              You mean the prototype that was planned to just be given to them but was sold for a charity auction then LTT offered an apology and tried to monetarily compensate billet labs?

                              This wasn't sold maliciously nor for profit. Billet labs was upset since it was ip but initially said LTT could retain the product and LTT didn't understand that billet labs didn't want them to sell it.

                              Next one? There are YouTubers that hire known pedos for kids shows or make content pissing off locals or desecrating dead people but you have a problem with someone doing ad reads for a product that he might not actually enjoy? Are you Steve?

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                              it figures you would be OK with that, since you were OK with the sexual harassment. what's a little theft when you've already dismissed unwanted sexual contact, amiright?

                              the reason I'm still talking with you is because I want to demonstrate to everyone one of the other controversies around LTT, that being the toxic fanbase that's as rabid as Elon's or Trump's. and you played along fantastically, dutifully playing the part of fanboy for everyone to see. so for that, I thank you.

                              but now that you've done your job and played your role, I don't have any further use for you, so ta-ta and farewell!

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                                it figures you would be OK with that, since you were OK with the sexual harassment. what's a little theft when you've already dismissed unwanted sexual contact, amiright?

                                the reason I'm still talking with you is because I want to demonstrate to everyone one of the other controversies around LTT, that being the toxic fanbase that's as rabid as Elon's or Trump's. and you played along fantastically, dutifully playing the part of fanboy for everyone to see. so for that, I thank you.

                                but now that you've done your job and played your role, I don't have any further use for you, so ta-ta and farewell!

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                                Go touch grass lol

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                                • sxan@piefed.zipS [email protected]

                                  Me neither. And it's probably contributing to þe declining viewership.

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                                  I've wondered who had the attention span for hour long videos on youtube or even 10 minute long ones once the algorithm started prioritizing those over short form. Most youtubers just aren't that good enough to be able to deliver something compelling for a long length of time, which was why short and to the point videos is what I miss about old YouTube.

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                                  • M [email protected]

                                    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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                                    I don’t really watch new tech videos anymore because I’m not I. The market for new tech. Mostly because it’s way too expensive now and my old stuff works well enough.

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                                    • M [email protected]

                                      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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                                      I think its because people don't have money?

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                                      • M [email protected]

                                        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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                                        I think it’s a loss of talent and shuttering of shows across his company’s channels that are leading it. I can only watch so many ā€œreporting verbatim the benchmark results of new tech productā€ or ā€œI made my family a sleeper deskā€ or ā€œdark horse home theater for my kidā€ videos. I’d much rather watch the highly produced ā€œMac Addressā€ videos with Jonathan or retro gaming systems and setups videos with Anthony but they aren’t a part of LMG anymore.

                                        Riley is doing well on tech linked but he’s talented enough to get a real job and after that, what’s the last interesting thing that LMG has? WAN show clips?

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                                        • M [email protected]

                                          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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                                          I used to watch LTT all the time. I stopped watching some years back after he installed a six figure Wi-Fi system on his "estate." I had enjoyed watching a relatable everyman review computer hardware, and more often than not break things. I didn't sign up to watch a millionaire dick around with exotic tech in his McMansion.

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