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Michigan Daily: A closer look at toxic family vlogging channels

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Michigan Daily: A closer look at toxic family vlogging channels. “Over the past several years, the curtain has begun to be lifted over many of these ‘wholesome’ family vloggers, and the picture-perfect image that was plastered all over the internet for years on end has been torn to shreds. Issues such as child exploitation, privacy violations and religious prejudice have been brought into the limelight as fans have begun to see the truth behind the light-hearted vlogs they used to enjoy. There is no family, however, who has fallen apart quite so tragically as the ‘8 Passengers.'”

Poynter: How a YouTube channel about farming transitioned to misinformation about doomsday prepping

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Poynter: How a YouTube channel about farming transitioned to misinformation about doomsday prepping. “Nearly every week, [Patrick] Humphrey posts new videos that stoke fear of impending disaster or claim that a catastrophe has already happened, a tactic linked to doomsday prepping that has rapidly increased his audience. As of late August, he had more than 91,000 YouTube subscribers, a significant increase from the 6,000-subscriber milestone he celebrated just one year ago.”

NBC News: Ruby Franke, Utah family YouTuber, arrested on abuse charges after malnourished child in duct tape is found

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NBC News: Ruby Franke, Utah family YouTuber, arrested on abuse charges after malnourished child in duct tape is found. “Ruby Franke, the Utah mom behind the now-defunct family YouTube channel ‘8 Passengers,’ was arrested Wednesday on child abuse charges after authorities found a malnourished minor with open wounds and duct tape on their extremities, officials announced.”

Tubefilter: Kai Cenat invokes ‘Rush Hour’ with action-comedy film ‘Global Pursuit’

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Tubefilter: Kai Cenat invokes ‘Rush Hour’ with action-comedy film ‘Global Pursuit’. “Global Pursuit features solid production values, dozens of crew members, and cameo appearances — even though it was filmed in just three days, according to its star. Cenat met Global Pursuit co-star Ray H during a trip to Japan, and the pair became fast friends. They soon embarked on a filmmaking project together. The trailer for Global Pursuit hit Cenat’s YouTube channel on August 23, and the full 17-minute film dropped two days later.” I watched this and it was quite good. I found Mr. Cenat more compelling than Chris Tucker.

The Verge: Linus Sebastian addresses error handling and ethics in a new video

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The Verge: Linus Sebastian addresses error handling and ethics in a new video. “Over a week after Linus Media Group paused video production after allegations of theft, ethical missteps, and sexual harassment, Sebastian provided a partial response to the issues and updated viewers on what’s changing.”

The Verge: Linus Tech Tips pauses production as controversy swirls

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The Verge: Linus Tech Tips pauses production as controversy swirls. “Linus Sebastian’s Linus Media Group YouTube empire is currently in crisis, with accusations of theft, lapses in ethics, and most recently, allegations of sexual harassment. The company has currently paused all production to improve its review processes, and CEO Terren Tong tells The Verge an outside investigator will be hired to examine the harassment allegations.”

Daily Beast: Inside the Battle to Be the Trumpiest Streaming Channel

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Daily Beast: Inside the Battle to Be the Trumpiest Streaming Channel. “As Donald Trump faces mounting legal problems, the former president has consistently turned to one of his favorite YouTube channels, the fiercely pro-MAGA ‘Right Side Broadcasting Network,’ to spin the news in his favor. And yet, RSBN—as it’s colloquially known—is facing criticism for not being Trump-y enough from an unlikely source: current and former staffers.”

The Verge: The Linus Tech Tips YouTube hack is the latest in a line of crypto scam breaches

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The Verge: The Linus Tech Tips YouTube hack is the latest in a line of crypto scam breaches. “Popular YouTube channel Linus Tech Tips has been hacked this morning, with the channel’s 15.3 million subscribers seeing videos for crypto scams instead of tech hardware reviews. It’s the latest breach in a series of high-profile YouTube accounts being hacked, with scammers regularly gaining access to prominent accounts to rename them and livestream crypto scam videos.”

Vox: What YouTube hustle gurus are really selling you

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Vox: What YouTube hustle gurus are really selling you. “These self-anointed gurus often share interests — sports cars, wristwatches, combat sports, strict diets, rocket ship emoji, lengthy Twitter threads, Sun Belt states with relatively low tax burdens — but tend to make their millions in a few different ways.”

Cointelegraph: FTX influencers face $1B class-action lawsuit over alleged crypto fraud promotion

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Cointelegraph: FTX influencers face $1B class-action lawsuit over alleged crypto fraud promotion. “A class-action suit led by Edwin Garrison has been filed against ‘FTX influencers,’ mostly on YouTube, seeking $1 billion because they ‘promoted FTX crypto fraud without disclosing compensation.’ The suit was filed on March 15 in the Southern District of Florida, Miami Division.”

Variety: YouTube Expands Multi-Language Audio Tracks to More Creators, MrBeast Says ‘It Supercharges the Heck out of Videos’

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Variety: YouTube Expands Multi-Language Audio Tracks to More Creators, MrBeast Says ‘It Supercharges the Heck out of Videos’. “The multi-language audio feature lets creators add dubbing to new and existing videos, helping them expand their global reach and reach new audiences for their channels, according to YouTube.”

The Print: Pakistan National Assembly bans entry of YouTubers, TikTokers, social media influencers into premises

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The Print (Pakistan): Pakistan National Assembly bans entry of YouTubers, TikTokers, social media influencers into premises. “The Pakistan National Assembly Secretariat has banned the entry of YouTubers, TikTokers and other social media influencers into its premises, ARY News reported. The decision has been taken after an incident of misbehaviour with lawmakers by some unauthorised YouTuber/social media influencers at Gate No 1 of Parliament House on December 23 last year, as per the ARY News report.”

India TV: Centre cracks down on fake news peddling YouTube Channels

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India TV: Centre cracks down on fake news peddling YouTube Channels. “The PIB Fact Check Unit (FCU) of the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting busted six YouTube channels which were working in a coordinated manner and spreading false information in India. The Fact Check Unit released six separate Twitter threads having over 100 fact-checks to counter the fake news spread by these channels.”

Wall Street Journal: YouTube Stars Cash In Video Rights for Millions of Dollars

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Wall Street Journal: YouTube Stars Cash In Video Rights for Millions of Dollars. “Justin Watkins for more than a decade has made YouTube videos of himself playing and commenting on games such as Roblox, for an audience of mostly young children. His YouTube channel called Thinknoodles is a hit, with millions of subscribers, but he was surprised by the pitch he received from a startup: Would he accept more than $2 million in exchange for the advertising revenues from his thousands of old videos?”

Bleeping Computer: New malware bundle self-spreads through YouTube gaming videos

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Bleeping Computer: New malware bundle self-spreads through YouTube gaming videos. “A new malware bundle uses victims’ YouTube channels to upload malicious video tutorials advertising fake cheats and cracks for popular video games to spread the malicious package further. The self-spreading malware bundle has been promoted in YouTube videos targeting fans playing FIFA, Final Fantasy, Forza Horizon, Lego Star Wars, and Spider-Man.”