Linus Tech Tips pauses production as controversy swirls
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The controversy continues to grow.

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.

  • just_another_person@lemmy.worldEnglish
    261·
    11 months ago

    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.

    • ours@lemmy.filmEnglish
      18·
      11 months ago

      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.

      • ShunkW@lemmy.worldEnglish
        94·
        11 months ago

        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.