- cross-posted to:
- technology@beehaw.org
- linustechtips
- cross-posted to:
- technology@beehaw.org
- linustechtips
Linus Tech Tips pauses production as controversy swirls | What started as criticism over errors in recent YouTube videos has escalated into allegations of sexual harassment, prompting the company t…::The YouTube channel Linus Tech Tips has halted production after controversies over ethics and accuracy in reporting, spurred further this morning by accusations of sexual harassment experienced at the company.
You don’t see a lot of people come back from turmoil like this and stay as popular as they previously were. Will be interesting to see what changes they make.
They are popular because they really know how to leverage the Youtube algorithm and end up being suggested to a ton of people. Technically knowledgeable people might reject LTT even more due to this mess but there are still a ton of viewers following what Youtube suggests.
It’s not even that they know how to work the algorithm anymore. When you’re that high level, you have a partnership with YouTube and they’ll adjust the algorithm for you.
Fair. They could also just reincorporate a new company and do the same with different people featured and make money I suppose.