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YouTube Influencer PewDiePie Warns Web site has Grow to be Anti-YouTuber

One of the crucial most sensible YouTube creators, PewDiePie, warned that the website online is below danger — from the very individuals who run it. PewDiePie addressed questions from his enthusiasts in a Dec 28 video and puzzled the way forward for all of the platform and its courting with its creators. “It’s not impossible but it doesn’t seem that likely that YouTube is just gonna be the top website forever” he mused. He later that the platform has alienated its creators with “anti-YouTuber” selections that “it’s gonna take them a lot to come back to a better point with the community.”
One of the top YouTube creators, PewDiePie, warned that the site is under threat — from the very people who run it. PewDiePie addressed questions from his fans in a Dec 28 video and questioned the future of the entire platform and its relationship with its creators. “It’s not impossible but it doesn’t seem that likely that YouTube is just gonna be the top website forever” he mused. He later that the platform has alienated its creators with “anti-YouTuber” decisions that “it’s gonna take them a lot to come back to a better point with the community.”

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