YouTube Will Completely Remove Videos Of Creators Who Don’t Sign Its Red Subscription Deal

Josh Constine on TECHDIRT reporting,

YouTube made its top video creators an offer they literally couldn’t refuse, or they’d have their content disappear. Today YouTube confirmed that any “partner” creator who earns a cut of ad revenue but doesn’t agree to sign its revenue share deal for its new YouTube Red $9.99 ad-free subscription will have their videos hidden from public view on both the ad-supported and ad-free tiers. That includes videos by popular comedians, musicians, game commentators, and DIY instructors, though not the average person that uploads clips.

It’s a tough pill to swallow that makes YouTube look like a bully. Though turning existing fans into paid subscribers instead of free viewers could earn creators more than the ad revenue, forcing them into the deal seems heavy-handed.

Reaction is mixed.
Google is being slammed.

But the money is good.

YouTube Will Completely Remove Videos Of Creators Who Don’t Sign Its Red Subscription Deal

Move over, Reddit: Tumblr is the new front page of the Internet.

It’s the site that launched a thousand memes, including the dress — and it’s only getting started.

I have been telling my friend who loves the poorly designed REDDIT that Tumblr is the new social media of record.

But I still think all the memes and worthwhile Facebook nonsense comes from 4CHAN. That’s not changing any time soon..

Move over, Reddit: Tumblr is the new front page of the Internet.

Visa on internet-connected fridges will instantly buy your groceries

The future is bright..and fresh and cold. But if you’re like me you’re both anticipating the amazing ability of a just in time future of groceries but also completely creeped out by the logical and negative conclusions of the brave new world. Get ready for your future. GMO automatically delivered when your smart fridge decides….

Visa on internet-connected fridges will instantly buy your groceries

The Blogger snobbers don't know what to say

It’s not often the Google blog team has trouble..But for hours so far today they have. Blogs are down, posts are being deleted, and all sites hosted on Blogger.com have been put into ‘read only’ mode.. This as Blogger attempts to upgrade and redo its system *and make it look a bit more like Tumblr in style and approach, as well..

I find it fun, though, that the Blogger snobbers, who have bashed the reliability of Tumblr for some time now, find themselves without a platform of expression.. This as Tumblr tumbles and reblogs itself into the evening hours this Thursday night.

But as someone who has a blog on Tumblr, and one on Blogger, I have come to learn the hard way that a third site I seldom update but still own is the best: It’s pure HTML, uploaded and updated in Notepad. Nothing can go wrong unless I don’t pay a bill… 

I guess in the end the net is a fragile place.

I have often wondered what I’d do were I to find my Twitter Tumblr Blogger and others all deleted. I think it would be a FTPing shock, but life would go on. And maybe it would all be better, at that..