YouTube Creators Frustrated with Platform Changes
15 posts across 2 communities in the last 60 days; 93% from r/youtube.
“My premium subscribtion expired out of nowhere Why is YouTube doing this ….. do anyone Else have the same issue ?”
“Circumvention used to be a very big problem on YouTube, I saw people in 2017 claiming to earn 1500$ just by uploading movies And new creators were having lot of passion to grow on YouTube, first i could show my face easily and generate content, now roasters will pick your video…”
“they did not get purchased by a private equity firm edit: nor by anything/anyone else”
Several users are expressing frustration and confusion regarding recent changes to YouTube, citing glitches, unexplained issues, and a general feeling of decline in the platform's quality. Concerns also exist around copyright strikes impacting creators.
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“The channel playbackzach6814 came up when i searched the name and it says in their bio that that was their old channel, the mountaindew channel was probably taken down or hidden on december 1st 2025 because on socialblade it says they lost 69,426 views on…”
“A few years YouTube has gone to shit and today they’ve announced an increase to my subscription Guess what I cancelled Bye YT”
“My main channel, everything is a normal. I jumped to a viewing channel, and it was gone. It has since returned on that channel, so I suspect it’s all a test.”
“Why did have to change how the subscriptions button below work, why was that necessary just keep it the way it was, FUCK YOU YOUTUBE AGAIN submitted by /u/InteractionKooky771 [link] [comments]”
“Logistically, after 2017 Adpocolypse... But it really fell off after 2020... because we have ever since... gotten features we didn't ask for 😃👍”
“It’s all f’d up and buggy as hell right now as YT overhauled its app-to-TV experience + shared Wi-Fi network is no longer required.”
"Are people actually still on YouTube?" Is this a serious question?
“Please help me because I refuse to believe that they actually got rid of the subscriber tab because that would be an absolute new low for them!! submitted by /u/RoomTemperatureIQ23 [link] [comments]”
“Just got an email to say our subscription plans are going from €17.99 to €20.99. Crazy. Did ye get the same email because I’m genuinely aghast lmao. submitted by /u/bluefenderguitar [link] [comments]”
“Well that might be the case since they have left free services for such a long time”
“I’ve been on and off YouTube 10 years now and I’m just now about to hit monetization, that’s if the changes don’t fuck that up 😭 if I’m still pushing my dawg you can keep pushing cmon let’s do it❗️💯”
“My premium subscribtion expired out of nowhere Why is YouTube doing this ….. do anyone Else have the same issue ? submitted by /u/Rare_Fishing_7948 [link] [comments]”
“youtube is trying to become the new roblox apparently like its litterally a one for one copy everything your showing exists on the roblox front page”
“Does this retroactively affect existing members of the Partner Programme? I hope not...”
“At face value this looks horrible, but i think this is just a correction that was a long time coming. Youtube partner program came out in Dec 2007. The highest subscribed channel at the time? Fred lmao. 2012 they released it publicly 2018 they added the 1000sub/4000 hours rule, and its been largely unchanged since then In 2018 Pewdiepie was still the number 1 channel at around 80million This is youtube making a proper correction, this change is gonna clear up a lot of slop/artificial content. Wh”
“The creators I watch would have to move over to the new platform, which I dont see happening realistically.”
“Circumvention used to be a very big problem on YouTube, I saw people in 2017 claiming to earn 1500$ just by uploading movies And new creators were having lot of passion to grow on YouTube, first i could show my face easily and generate content, now roasters will pick your video and make memes , if it becomes viral you are joke in entire country your career is destroyed Also ,due to risk of deepfake and scams no one wants to show face and make video especially women creators So yes youtube was al”
“I had an account and uploaded 1 video when YouTube first started. I will probably be one of the OG now if I continued with it. But it was a different time. Video quality, sound quality were terrible. I am now 45, and I started a YouTube channel about 5 months ago. Currently with 178 subscribers and I'm very happy with that.”
“now i gotta sign in now?? hell no submitted by /u/ScratchShoddy2230 [link] [comments]”
“What are the limitations of the YT Premium Lite plan? submitted by /u/FradigmaDanger_5 [link] [comments]”
“they did not get purchased by a private equity firm edit: nor by anything/anyone else”
“Yeah I'm not 100% on what happened, but I thought it was sold and that triggered the huge change in the biz, leading up to a couple big fuckups like them giving away that prototype waterblock. The casual snacking while doing the podcast thing wanshow or w.e its called isnt very professional, and there was the jet reveal that didnt seem to land well, though obviously he wants to show off his new toy and creating content is their biz so of course they are going to make a vid on it. I dont hate”
“The subscribers only thing is incredibly foolish but I don't care. Why? Because when a content creator makes it so that only their subscribers can comment they are drastically lowering their chances of getting a sub. Remember every single comment ( good or bad) boosts your views. I don't even stop to see what the video or stream is, and I'm sure I'm not unique in that.”
“Yeah so these are two completely different videos. Similar idea sure but completely transformed. This is like complaining Sprite stole Mountain Dew's idea for soda.”
“Really? I wasn't using much social media back then, idk what year the games feature happened.”
“Commentary youtuber, like Ryth of Glider guy. Copyright striked by BenjiXScarlett a while back. submitted by /u/Sea_Article5971 [link] [comments]”