Lindybeige

Will YouTube kill my channel next? (Patreon)

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2017-10-31 13:21:13

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I thought it wrong to charge you for this one, but having decided not to charge my patrons for a video in which I complain about demonetisation, I then forgot to tell you about it, which wasn't the plan. Sorry about that. Here it is now. I'm not just talking about the annoyances of demonetisation and censorship on YouTube, but also about the use of bots to make decisions that affect people in life-changing ways, and the lack of transparency in payments from Google.

The straw that broke the camel's back and drove to making this was the cancellation of the Thegn Thrand channel. In the space of a couple of days, channels like mine (e.g. Schola Gladiatoria, Skallagrim, Shadversity, Metatron) made videos criticising YouTube's (auto-) decision, and calling for the reinstatement of the banned channel. I'm happy to report that after over 35,000 signatures on a petition, the Thegn Thrand channel went back up, and I hope that channels like mine are now a bit safer.

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Will YouTube kill my channel next?

A channel very similar to mine has just been removed without warning from YouTube. Is my channel next? Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Lindybeige Please sign the petition to reinstate Thegn Thrand's channel: https://www.change.org/p/google-inc-reinstate-the-thegnthrand-youtube-channel (Be careful with the default setting of automatic sharing on Facebook etc.) YouTube has a very strange and entirely secret way of calculating how much its creators get paid. I do not know how much I am owed, and just have to take Google's word for it that I'm getting the right amount. Although one could argue that I am not technically an employee of YouTube, I would say that it has many of the responsibilities as an employer since it is so very similar to being the employer of its creators. Many thousands of people now make a living through it, and YouTube holds the power to take those livelihoods away, which makes it strongly akin to an employer. Buy the music - the music played at the end of my videos is now available here: https://lindybeige.bandcamp.com/track/the-mandeville-march More weapons and armour videos here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCA860ECD7F894424 Lindybeige: a channel of archaeology, ancient and medieval warfare, rants, swing dance, travelogues, evolution, and whatever else occurs to me to make. ▼ Follow me... Twitter: https://twitter.com/Lindybeige I may have some drivel to contribute to the Twittersphere, plus you get notice of uploads. Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Lindybeige (it's a 'page' and now seems to be working). Google+: "google.com/+lindybeige" website: www.LloydianAspects.co.uk http://www.youtube.com/user/"Lindybeige"