• cheesepotatoes@lemmy.world
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        5 months ago

        He’s not. There were unsubstantiated accusations from a disgruntled former employee that were proved to be false.

        Some people just hear what they want though.

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          5 months ago

          Ironically, the claims weren’t even against him, but rather someone else (unnamed) at his company (Linus Media Group).

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        5 months ago

        He’s not, there was accusations against him and his company from a former employee that were recently settled in court in favor of Linus, judged has having committed no wrongdoing.

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      5 months ago

      Apparently they’re going to address YouTube replacements in the second part of the series. Also I’m fairly sure they spoke about Youtube ReVanced a couple of times before.

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        5 months ago

        I disagree, he is just mad because he wants to keep all the ad money for himself and thinks YouTube is stealing his profit. This is the “ad blocking is piracy” guy afterall. There’s not a single moral shred in that video, it’s all patronizing and capitalist greed. He just wants to keep all the subscription money without having to share it with anyone.

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      5 months ago

      They have already started their own platform, Floatplane. And other creators are on it as well.

      Simple fact is though, YouTube is still king, and so leaving YouTube entirely isn’t tenable at this point. But they are already working on alternatives.

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    6 months ago

    I’m nearly there, except I can’t get away from Google Maps. There’s not really any alternative here that provides public transport information.

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        5 months ago

        Why would I reduce quality of my life tho?

        If all this engagement slop went out of business tomorrow, my life wouldn’t change lol

        This is shit ain’t food or house. I decide how I pay for it and if I pay at all. There is jack shit anyone can do about that. These companies and slop generators need to learn their place in the economy haha

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          5 months ago

          Not saying you shouldn’t block ads, just questioning the OCs comment. If you don’t pay for the service monetarily or through data then imo it’s piracy.

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            5 months ago

            Piracy is just a PR term by used by the industry that hates its users… Why would you care as consumer about some shiti companies?

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                5 months ago

                Alright then.

                What definition for piracy are your relying on and where did you source it?

                Does DMCA even have a definition for this?

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                  5 months ago

                  What definition for piracy are your relying on?

                  The illegitimate procurement of media.

                  where did you source it?

                  My ass.

                  Does DMCA even have a definition for this?

                  Can’t help you there, I’m not American.