This makes serial harassers increase their torment because it makes for new waves of attention,' Donovan said. 'For years, many people petitioned YouTube to develop and enforce their terms of service to mitigate harassment, but YouTube does not apply these policies evenly. “But, it’s difficult to tell what action YouTube will take today or in the future to rid these influencers from their platform.' She said some are moving to other messaging apps in an effort to retain contact with their audiences. 'There is panic among YouTubers who traffic in shock jock style livestream shows,” Joan Donovan, the director of the Technology and Social Change Research Project at Harvard's Kennedy School, told ABC News. The ability for one to make a living online, on any social media platform, but particularly YouTube, is about to change drastically,' Crowder said.Įxperts today have been paying attention to how these ideological battles play out on social media. The adpocalypse is coming for a lot of you. 'A lot of the information you've been getting out there is wholly inaccurate.
The latest comment upset both Maza and Crowder, with Maza tweeting, 'Oh my f-ing god.'Ĭrowder subsequently posted a video that talked about the coming #adpocalypse, a term he uses to describe losses in revenue for influencers whose free speech he says is being assaulted as platforms pander to the left.
YouTube did not respond to repeated requests for comment.
