Stop Using Children for Views and Money

This topic isn't just from SSO as a community, I have seen it across the board with games that have children audiences
as a focus point and it needs to stop.
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[@eleanordiamondforest3589]

These two creators have been doing this for far too long. They know their audience is mainly kids and use that to their advantage. It’s twisted and unauthentic. It just baffles me that they think this is ok.

[@oranjebeer6637]

I love your vids!❤

[@redsinistra]

The "free horse" shenanigans were something all over the place... Even SSO had to adress it in a public statement. I get the need to bump up the "possibility" of a view with this algorithm. But if their audience is mainly children, as eleanor pointed out, is so twisted. It's not okey. Also, very tiring to see. Hollow and repetive uploads, I don't even want to call it "content".

[@Frida1545]

yeah I was literally complaining about this to my boyfriend that "Star stable online united" kept just uploading videos these days when codes were happening where she just kept showing the exact same insta posts in the videos and just talking about basically the same thing or nothing at all and always clickbaiting the free horse thing, it's literally just trash posting to get views

[@mellowa235]

Sso did actually mention something about a free horse in an instagram post. But I guess nothing happened in the end

[@mellowa235]

But the only reason this little tiny mention that meant nothing got around was because of these two.

[@redsinistra]

@@mellowa235yes. From my understanding this started with the "nothingtoseehere" code video on SSO ig, which showcased the toy horse. I assumed it had to do with the series of videos that they released after (the ones with the ultimate racing companion). But yeah, tiny mention that got out of proportion.

[@mellowa235]

@@redsinistra Yeah agreed but it was actually, when they announced they’d be doing codes. St the bottom it said “oh yeah the horse. Soon you’ll know about that’ or smth

[@iheartandreweldritch]

TYSM FOR MAKING THIS THE CLICKBAIT IS SO BAD ITS DRIVING ME INSANE

[@huntermoonhearth]

Same!

[@flaxoneventing9190]

Yeah same! And I’ve said on their videos that it’s lies and they cancled it, it’s clickbait, ect, but someone was saying how I was lying or they don’t need me as a fan and ppl got annoyed but it’s true

[@brunanasss]

sso united drives me INSANE

[@bryanloveshorses]

Yes she does and she just does give the wrong g I fo

[@Bowwybear8422]

She drives me insane too. The "okay girly, hey girly oh my girly" im only watch for the sc codes and such.

[@AmeliaDreambell]

thank you for this video! i have to admit, i have been scared to say anything about this, period. the free horse thing really peeved me when i saw it, and i know i definitely wouldve clicked on it and believed it when i was little,. i would also like to know your opinion on one of these creators making compilations of OTHER peoples Tiktoks? It has been rubbing me the wrong way for years on top of the clickbait. I never seen any credit given to the tiktoks owners aside from their watermark or the automatic username put on the video by tiktok. it just feels strange to me.

[@Skyliosis]

You should totally make a video about this. More people need to know so they stop falling for the clickbait. Hopefully, if enough creators talk about this, they’ll stop click baiting and spreading false information

[@ellieironworth-du1ro]

Omg yes, please make a video about this. We would love to hear you rant Mel

[@huntermoonhearth]

You have my support if you do make a video on it! You do have more reach than me with our following but I also support you not doing it if you aren't comfortable ofc. As for the tiktoks, I genuinely thought she was giving credit I will have to check them out and see what's up ty for letting me know. If she isn't giving credit then it angers me. I figured she was getting them from followers and giving credit to build her community more since that sounds so fun.

[@daisyvalleystalls]

Ah I can’t read that much 😭

[@Skyliosis]

I also want to point out that Star Stable Online United has been blacking out horses and putting them in the thumbnails and putting free star coins and free horse and “hurry quick“ for a couple years now and she didn’t used to be like that. She was nice I used to be friends with her, but she unfriended me when she started to pick up subscribers and moved to night star. Anyways, that’s not the point. Her and Minatozy do this all the time anytime there’s something slightly suspicious on Instagram they put it on full blast and act like there’s a free horse for a couple weeks. I’m so sick and tired of getting spammed with their videos Every single time I try to look up something star stable. I also want to point out both of them make videos longer than eight and 10 minutes, when their commentary ends and their video isn’t long enough to get past the eight minute mark, they just play recording of their horse running around with some annoying music in the background till it reaches past the eight minute mark. On top of that, Minatozy is using AI scripts for her videos, it’s so easy to tell, especially in her Christmas videos. No one talks like that, it’s obviously AI and it makes me so mad because she makes so much money off of this. This needs to stop.

[@huntermoonhearth]

I am sorry to hear that, fame shouldn't go to peoples head and ruin friendships like that, such a shame. Ai scripts? 🤦‍♀️ istg that's awful.

[@samlovespizzas7478]

Omg, I thought I was the only one who thinks she talks like AI whenever I watch her vids 😂 THANK GOD

[@sophialoe8297]

Minatozy blacks out horses and says stuff like hurry now! As well

[@Bunny_SSOofficial]

I feel like Star Stable Online United used to be a really fun channel. She did challenges, races, livestreams, reactions to C.C.Creations spoiler videos, and other random things that made her fun to watch. Now for the past few years all she does is make 3-5 minute long videos about random updates in sso and glitches. I noticed this a few days ago and then I came across this video lol. Personally, I love small content creators for some reason.

[@songwindwild3147]

Exactly, though! I remember those days! I would get so excited for the livestreams and I'd be so excited to watch her reactions, but now it's getting to a point where I'm hesitant to watch her anymore.

[@Bunny_SSOofficial]

@@songwindwild3147 yeah! I remember once I was on KZbin and I found she was going live soon and I was practically screaming I was so exited I finally got to join one of her livestreams.

[@songwindwild3147]

@@Bunny_SSOofficial I never got to join her because I was always either at school or something else, but I always loved them. Now, it's just sad to me that she doesn't do them....

[@Quibbi_]

i 100% agree with this. as a small cc, i cannot STAND those channels. i've only unfolllowed SSO ONLINE UNITED and Minatozy now. its so annoying, my sister is 10 and always come to me like "OMGGG LOOK FREE HORSE!" then its fcking not, it was clickbait.

[@huntermoonhearth]

C.C Creations remains supreme to me, simple to the point, nice music, well edited videos. I can't wait for them to reach 100k they are so close.

[@Quibbi_]

@huntermoonhearth SHOOT I MEANT MITOZY NOT CC CREATIONS IM GUNNA CRY 😭 ITS BEEN A LONG DAY Noooo I love cc creations they are what keeps me going, love them they are straight to the point and never clickbait, mad respect for em 🫶

[@Quibbi_]

@carolinafallfire3752 I edited my comment, I meant mintozy and online united, so sorry I'm very tired 😭

[@eleanoropalriver]

I completely agree with you! The "subscribe to all my channels for 500 sc" is also so annoying. I also thought that making drastic changes on something that people have already bought was illegal? I may be wrong though-

[@huntermoonhearth]

It depends on the country for products to be changed, china for example has laws against it without specific reasoning.

[@eleanoropalriver]

@@huntermoonhearth Ohh, mk. I remember watching someone and they said that it would have to be a gen 4/3.5 because it's illegal but that makes sense, ty!

[@sophialoe8297]

You can tell it’s fake because it’s always 500 sc

[@eleanoropalriver]

@@sophialoe8297 I don't think it's fake at least for those two- they're just begging for subscribers

[@sophialoe8297]

@@eleanoropalriver i think one of them is called Packa gaming

[@XC4life1]

I BEYOND AGREE, star stable United is one thing but minatozys clickbait is BEYOND ridiculous. She likes “get 500 starcoins! Hurry this code ends soon!!” But it’s actually like 15 star coins but then she puts a picture up of a 5,000 sc picture. I hate clickbait and it’s becoming to predatory to young minds.

[@huntermoonhearth]

The predatory behavior of clickbait is what bothers me so bad. Their community deserves better.

[@XC4life1]

I so agree!! This is why I subbed to you bc your channel needs to be known because you’re 100% right. But what these 2 KZbinrs are doing is trapping their subscribers into thinking they can get thousands of starcoins or things are 100% official when it’s not. Star stable Online United does do these so called giveaway which is nice, but it takes you to a Google form asking for your email. I was confused at first and did it anyways. I realized what she was doing and was trying to get views and likes. Minatozy is what I can’t stand. She lures he audience for attention and the so called “STAR COIN CODES ENDS IN 3 HOURS BE QUICK” and gives false information. She knows her audience is young and traps them in this almost a trance on how if they follow what she says that it will like prevent them from a band to their SSO account or something. I agree how they are fine for information ( SOMETIMES) but it’s ridiculous how they abuse their power on KZbin. I know I’m ranting but it’s the truth and I’m glad you called these 2 KZbinrs out.@@huntermoonhearth

[@miaow8670]

People have been telling SSO United in the alleged "Gen 4 Friesian" videos repeatedly that the Friesian is going to be Gen 3 and that even SSO confirmed that. The author then even replied to one of those comments, so she 100% knows about it now even if she hadn't known it previously and just mistakenly automatically assumed that the new Friesian will be Gen 4. Yet, even knowing this, she hasn't made any correcting statement to my knowledge and hasn't corrected the videos published anyhow. And I'm not even commenting all those "FREE HORSE!!" "FREE HORSE?" "FREE HORSES!" phrases that were regularly filling both SSO United's and Minatozy's thumbnails and video titles over the entire course of SSO's February codes giveaway. It was just so immoral, annoying, and unfair to the viewers. They both need to realise that this is not the way and they need to actually get more creative and/or do more research with their content if they want to be respected creators. It's MUCH more respectable to do a really thorough and entertaining video once in two weeks than keep uploading repetitive and clickbaity content with some actual upcoming news just here and there (and repeated 5 times in different phrasings) every single day. Lastly, I just want to say that I particularly dislike the "question mark" strategy. Like, if you put a big horse icon over the entire thumbnail with a big red "FREE HORSE??" phrase, it's still clickbait and still misinformation. The question marks don't make it any less confusing. It's clear that it's again a strategy just to attract attention to something that is absolutely not confirmed and perhaps isn't even talked about in the video. I've already seen a video (from Minatozy I think) that had "FREE HORSES" in the title but there was not a single word about any free horses in the video itself.

[@huntermoonhearth]

So she does know. I figured she did or didn't, had she I hoped she would have corrected herself, but I guess I was wrong.

[@miaow8670]

@@huntermoonhearth Yes, she absolutely does know. And if she corrected herself at all, at any point, then it must have been some totally niche small comment in some of her following videos, because there isn't any video from her that includes the correction in the title and/or the thumbnail, and the "Gen 4 Friesian" video is still on her channel. Which makes me quite sad, actually - I can see how much potential she has, she's proven that she can be creative and she's got a good style, too. She really doesn't need to clickbait at all, I would appreciate it so much if she realised it and stopped.

[@eleanordiamondforest3589]

well said! yeah, it’s too much what they’re doing and the fact they don’t see an issue with it is wild.

[@rosetea7451]

3:08 this! the star stable youtube community is much smaller than how it was compared to its peak, but it really doesnt help when the two biggest creators are clickbait channels and basically overshadow everyone else. there used to be more variety on sso youtube, and "star stable updates" was really the only creator who solely covered updates (although they did not clickbait and were a decent channel). but if you look up star stable now it just seems to be minatozy, sso united, and maybe rattle. it took me a while to find a lot of smaller sso channels that vary in content, and thats unfortunate. im not blaming big content creators for just existing or something, but a lot of the stuff they churn out is just dishonest or misleading.

[@huntermoonhearth]

I miss Star Stable Updates, I wish her the best I watched her too. Her thumbnails were simple and eye catching unlike these two. Right!? I have to scroll so far to find even 1 new/smaller SSO content creator that isn't these two. I get uaing the algorithm to your benefit like posting everyday and catching thumbnails, but false info and lies is to far.

[@Bunny_SSOofficial]

@@huntermoonhearthWait what happened to Star Stable Updates?

[@MoonyxxArt]

​@@Bunny_SSOofficial stopped posting for a year now

[@MoonyxxArt]

Adding onto this, JustAnotherPixel, as we all know as the Aussie creator, her content is still so good! and her views have dropped quite a bit. She currently has 50k, and views at around 2k. Ofc that's good, but still, her views dropping that much are undeserved.

[@elizabethgalicia6069]

Hey we have the same name!

[@Parrotcat]

I remember watching a video of Minatozy a while back where they were rightfully complaining about how greedy sse had become and how it really affected their motivation to make videos and that they were gonna make some changes to their content. And I swear the clickbait slowly started after that video. I dont get the thought process at all, this company is greedy and doesnt communicated with its consumerd and it makes me mad so I'll become like that too??

[@huntermoonhearth]

I vaguely remember that video and it's so sad to see that may be the direction they went with their content. If money is your only motivation then you shouldn't be making content for many reasons, burn out and lack of creativity is a veiw. Your community can see that in videos if they look, and most of their audience is children so ofc they won't really tell and it's so sad that they use kids for views and money instead of giving them worth while content.

[@Parrotcat]

@@huntermoonhearth Couldnt agree more! I just went back in their videos to try and pinpoint the exact point they switched. And I thought "huh I know their older thumbnails were flashy too... but this flashy?" and well it started to make sense when I found a 2 year old sso tiktok compliation (tiktok compliations... content that is somehow more lazy than reaction youtubers who dont say a word the entire time... but I digress) ... with the chestnut durchwarmblood in the thumbnail. So while still more truthful, flashy but truthful, the old thumbnails must've been recently edited.

[@huntermoonhearth]

@@Parrotcat I can see that. The flashier the thumbnail to more clicks, gotta give props on the dedicated to go change old videos thumbnails though, I wouldn't have the energy to do that.

[@irresponsible5119]

So glad more people are talking about this. To avoid getting clickbaited, a little tip I like to do is hover my cursor over the title of the video. Most of the time it'll say *GIVEAWAY* at the end so be cautious.

[@huntermoonhearth]

The giveaways do seem to be real. Most I have seen always have a winner but Idk if they announced them in another video later or on another platform

[@irresponsible5119]

@@huntermoonhearth I meant with their usual titles such as; "FREE STARCOINS" etc, as if it's something you can bug in game 😭😭 not so they can profit off subscribers, views and whatnot

[@thahminamannan8042]

There not even a little bit clickbait half the titles that these KZbinrs put aren’t true. They waste out time aswell. As soon as I saw this vid I clicked on it straight away since it’s what I’d been thinking for ages! Love you for this ❤️

[@nstar.]

I miss good old sso youtubers like elizabeth riverland, sso updates, steels, violet, seri pixel biologist… :( its just not the same anymore

[@shingibanggibboongbbongbanggi]

i'm so glad u made this video. i remember commenting on ur community post some days ago mentioning the clickbait lol, one thing about the clickbait that REALLY annoys me is how they always try to hit the 10 min mark. for example with the new codes, we got one each day and STILL they make a 10+ min video to reveal one single code 😭😭

[@Bowwybear8422]

Yesss the stalling kills me. I only watch one of them just for codes since i miss them all the time. Like Mitzzy will stand still for half the video not saying a word and then be like "heres the code". Like you fr .

[@kirstentundrastar9477]

And when they make a video of the starcoin codes they always show the old expired codes or keep making videos about it and showing the old codes

[@Della319]

Honestly, even the adult SSO community are sick of their clickbait and misinformation. Every one of their videos that pop up on my feed I want to leave a comment telling them to stop giving false information and lies. I never do but the desire is super strong to.

[@Skyliosis]

thank you so much for making this, you're the 3rd creator I've seen making videos abt clickbaiting. the more this topic is discussed, the more ppl know about what's going on, and hopfully both of these creators will cut it out

[@Nothingtoseehereanyway]

Minatozy was known to talk for around 10 minutes each time we got a code, and put it far from the beginning which, gets reeaal obnoxious, and other people were saying that too.

[@AveryEaglemoreSSO]

If I find a code early enough, I'll post it in a half a minute MAX short on KZbin 😭

[@stephanierainbridge]

thanks for talking about this and educating people on YT guidelines!

[@cookiesaregood6779]

thank you for being so brave and speaking the truth! I really hope this gets more attention 💗

[@Bowwybear8422]

God dude. My little sis watches them ALL THE TIME. They lie and such. I ALWAYS have to tell her that there are no free horses and she can't have the game. SSU has deleted like 4 of my comments. Like i fully understand needing the "veiws" but they are children, my sis is less then 10. Yells and screams about these so called "free horse" and such is so annoying. SSU is so annoying with how she speaks. It could be how she is with friends and such. I'm SO SO SO glad you are speaking about there habits. Like Mitzzy? Has posted 8 or 9 shorts on the same sc code. Claming that there are NEW codes. When there like 2 months old. I pray you dont get attacked. Also the clickbait on this video is killing me. I really hope you or someone else can surpass them since your the only reliable one that seems to think stuff through alot.

[@huntermoonhearth]

I'm so sorry your sister had to be lied to like that.

[@susanneandersson3934]

Thank you for talking about this. I wacthed Minatozy before she did clickbait, and this have made me change my opionon about her channel. But she still have some good content and I don't think she needs clickbait to make her channel grow. Content creators have an impact on the community, so things like this needs to be adressed. I don't watch SSOU, but spreading misinformation is never okay.

[@akeriaaki9701]

I love your voice, and thank you for adressing this

[@huntermoonhearth]

My voice!? First time someones complimented that ty! Most comments from these two are children sadly so they don't notice they are being used for clicks and views sadly.

[@xThePastOnly]

Finally someone talks about it !! Those clickbaits title, I can't anymore !!

[@SSOAudreyDreamlee]

Thank you for this! I know this came out a while ago; however, it is something that I have noticed as well... and truthfully, it has become slightly frustrating. The only "Free" horse that has been released is as stated in the video, the Rune Runner, which is paid by hours and hours of hard work so the Rune Runner is more of a Reward imo than a free horse. The only other horse is the Birthday Horse that those who were around for Star Stable's 10th Anniversary and was able to claim the horse which was free only for that year; and if I am not mistaken, years after that, SSO has now made that horse cost star coins, as it was created exclusively for the 10th Anniversary. There's no true "Free" horse in the game to my knowledge, just the Rune Runner (Which again, is paid by hard work) and the 10th Anniversary horse, which is no longer free, due to the event being over with. Thank you again for talking on this! I agree with this completely, this is the one thing that frustrates me with any content - the Clickbait LOL

[@orcashadow8989]

Can't count how many times I saw an SSO youtube thumbnail that caught my eye, getting me excited, but (fortunately) noticing the video was from Minatozy before clicking it... then immediately getting disappointed because I know it's going to be bullshit lol. I put her videos on my "do not recommend this channel" option now. Content creators who do this sort of thing have a lack of integrity, to put it simply.

[@Rosemeralds]

Thank you for making this 💞🌸

[@Raccoonboi634]

Thanks for making this! I’m mainly commenting to boost the algorithm so that more people see this lol

[@huntermoonhearth]

Ty!

[@Gracianna.Wimberly]

I’ve been watching SSOU since I was 10-11 (I’m 14 now) and I just don’t enjoy her new videos like her old ones. She used to be fun to watch with most of her videos having her doing training and interacting with the viewers (like doing livestreams that we could participate in) I’ve stopped watching her now and I absolutely love your videos! Thanks for always being down to earth and completely honest in your videos!

[@huntermoonhearth]

I'm sorry that's happened, as a viewer you deserve a nice experience, yeah content creators need to get out of our boxes so times to try new things, but she could have done anything else creative wise, she and minatosy have potential and are just wasting it. Ty, I am glad you enjoy my content. Down to earth huh? Just wait till i post Alicia Online content I get chaotic sometimes. XD ty though!

[@RealtiyFox]

Thank you for touching on this topic, its pretty reverent exceptional in a game dealing with adolescents. And Thank you for being brave enough to step out and call them by their "name" I've seen a lot of these types of video recently and its nice to see small creators fighting back against this style of content.

[@SequoiaDragonstone]

I don’t like the click bait but these creators really created their channel to inform about SSO, make fun videos, and updates about star stable. I don’t think these creators are bad, but I don’t like it when they continuesly make “FREE HORSE *GET IT FAST*” and “NEW FREE HORSE” or “HOW TO GET A FREE HORSE” and it’s just the same thing. But I like the fact that they are kind to do star coin giveaways. I really only watch those and update vids. I really hate the fact that they upload every day too

[@giulf3der957]

I noticed these things, what annoys me the most (when I don't put too much thought into it), other than clickbait free horses and Sharky's Giveaway videos where the word "giveaway" is not visible because the title is too long.. is that their videos are super long when all they have to say is one SC code, I've been clicking their vids just to look at the comments and click the minute markers (where they say the interesting thing) people write to save everyone's time. It did help to follow them because I would have missed some codes if it wasnt for their constant posting of videos, but this doesn't make what they're doing any better😒 Also sometimes i click one of their reels and they say the exact same information multiple times with different sentences and video in the background hhh I actually avoid SSO United more than Minatozy because at least Minatozy doesn't spread as much misinformation as Sharky, she seems to mostly have clickbait titles and long empty sections of the videos, but reading the other comments here I'm starting to question them both more😅

[@antisocialdes]

im so tired of the same thumbnails all the time too lol. SSO United's voice really makes me cringe too for some reason

[@huntermoonhearth]

Definitely understand the voice, some people just have voices that are off putting to me, Vtubers put on a "baby" voice and it's the same thing for me, don't like it. No hate to her ofc, you can't be everyones favorite and not everyone will like you for various reasons.

[@izabellayellowhand4056]

YESS I agree it irks me so much

[@orcashadow8989]

Same, hella petty complaint but she always sounds like she needs to blow her nose.

[@xxwillowangel1917]

You're not alone at all! She has such a cringy and kiddy attitude now and thinks we're toddlers and constantly calling everyone besties...really makes it incredibly hard for me to even watch one video of her.

[@ElisasChannel_]

I have been thinking the exact same thing. But I have always guessed other creators were way too scared to say anything. They are big creators after all. I have unfortunately fallen for the clickbait sometimes. I hate getting my hopes up for *free star coins* or *free horse* that is not even confirmed or real.

[@cranma0125]

I do agree that SSO united and Minatozy create content with misleading titles and thumbnails (this is the reason I stopped watching SSO united amongst other things), but, idk, I feel like I can think to myself "ofc SSO is not giving away a free horse" because why would they lmao...? I feel like SSO is very predicable with these sorts of things, it's quite easy to spot when they're doing something extraordinary. They NEVER give anything big away for free without a reason; runerunner was the first "free" horse stemming from a long quest line, and the birthday horse was the second, actual free horse because of their 10th anniversary. If you can spot SSO's pattern, it becomes quite logical that they wouldn't just give away a free horse randomly. Of course, the mind of a child probably wont think this logically, so I guess I see your point there. If we're talking about children, then yes, this needs to change because of the reasons you mentioned. Personally I can't stand SSO united's content, but I watch Minatozy quite regularly and I've interpreted the subjects of the videos as mere speculations and conversation topics. I'm one who lieks to thinkg and talk, so maybe that's why😆I've never once heard Minatozy state that we will for sure get a free horse, and the videos have often ended with Minatozy asking the viewers of their thoughts on the matter. As mentioned, though, I do agree that the titles and thumbnails can be misleading and they're definitely serving as click-bait, which is annoying, but if you actually watch the content, you'll know it's never been stated that we'll get anything. Just speculations and interpretations of SSO's content (at least in Minatozy's case, idk about SSO united since I don't watch her). I do see the problematic way of creating this content, and it's annoyed me from time to time, but I thought this was an interesting view on the matter. Thanks for making this video!

[@AveryEaglemoreSSO]

Gurl ya got my like and a follow!! PRAISE!! Was planning on making a video but am a smol creator between 2 different channels.

[@toaster9971]

This is so true. It's a problem in every kids game. It would be so nice if this just stopped. I want to watch quality content for these games, not just overly saturated loud people talking about how to get free stuff that isn't actually free.

[@MapleSyrup2930]

I feel so bad for not knowing sooner 😭 i didnt watch them often, usually only to see updates when i didnt want to or couldnt get on so i was never very involved in their communities n thought too much about :(( Okay so ig i really only watched ssou, i dont think ive watched minatozys newer videos. Sorry for the confusion 😭

[@eleanordiamondforest3589]

Don’t feel bad. You weren’t aware and that isn’t your fault. They purposefully create it to be tricky so that people don’t initially think it’s clickbait. But when you peel back the curtain… voila. 😕

[@huntermoonhearth]

I agree, it isn't your fault. They've done it so long they learned the best tricks to get away with it. I myself still watch them for guides if I am confused like I said but when it comes to day to day looking for content to watch, there isn't anything entertaining or worthwhile.

[@stalkpaw9917]

I believed there was a free horse, but then I got disappointed. I really dislike click-baits they get people hopes up for nothing. I like honest people who would give a good review. I mostly find Star stable online united to be the most annoying. I never realize Minatozy was doing it, but now I see it. I hope they both realize what they are doing and stop. The only time I do watch them is for help.

[@Pony_Mad539]

Thank you for this. It was very helpful and insightful, and I definitely agree. I have been slowly noticing that on their channels and it has started to really annoy me, but this has just really highlighted it all so thanks. I shall certainly try and avoid their channels for things other than guides. I just wish I’d realised sooner. Really like your channel though! 🐴❤️

[@LillianFaithRussell]

😮 i never knew that i rarely watch them but after seeing this video you have convinced me to unsubscribe from both of them thanks for sharing this information also there is another one out there that i unsubscribed to due to the same things SSOU does Quinn Ponylord she just wants views she doesn't want to communicate with her viewers because she hates talking to people outside of star stable unless you are part of her discord which is very weird you just got a new subscription thank you 😊

[@KhloeAndZara]

I watch her everyday and don’t really mind what she puts as the thumbnail I js watch it bc I have nothing to do on the bus 😅

[@yourpersonalfrenchfryoffical]

SSOU use to be my fav KZbinr. I watch her super excited, then suddenly all her videos came to spoilers and I just unsubbed. I miss her old videos

[@ShieldMaidenBLS]

I enjoy most of SSO United's videos. She just did a fun one about the rarest horses to have in the game. Minatozy's has rubbed me wrong for a while now and both going on about Gen 4 Friesians when even the game has clearly corrected that is alarming. Minatozy used to do fun videos too and her videos sharing how to find difficult things during the events have long been helpful. I think everyone's views are valid and should be taken seriously. We're all apart of this game and should have a voice. Thank you for your honesty.

[@huntermoonhearth]

SSOU definitely has some great fun videos, I agree, just the clickbait can overshadow them. As for Minatozy.. over done, her guids are very helpful but again the clickbait gets in the way.

[@ShieldMaidenBLS]

@@huntermoonhearthI just felt the need to say something since I at least follow SSO United a lot. I agree the clickbait needs to stop.

[@LWolf94]

When you see someone being a crap person you call them out. It doesn't matter how big or small, successful or famous you are. It needs to be done. Big channels/companies/etc. keep on doing their shady things because people are scared to call them out for their crap. The only reason why I still follow Minatozy is because she is usually the first one to post about new Codes, and such. And like you said the guides tend to be okay. But generally I don't care for her other content because she is constantly clickbaiting people. Don't even let me get started on SS United. I have found her obnoxious, clickbaity and generally scummy for a very long time.

[@tianna.haynes]

I'm not gonna lie, when I first saw the "FREE HORSE" in their titles I rushed to see if it was true, but when I noticed that it was something reoccurring in their titles I then realized it was all a hoax and not true. Not long after, I stopped watching their videos as much as I used to and will only go back to when I see that new breeds are due to come out, but then again I will go to C.C Creations to see the breeds and coats as I know those are truthful.

[@huntermoonhearth]

C.C Creations is my go to for spoilers and their videos are so well done.

[@fabienne9225]

I absolutely love how different SSO Content Creators finally step up and talk about this. Even calling them out by their names! It has been going on for a long while now.

[@maplelattaes]

I’ve been noticing this for awhile and it’s made me really irritated at both these channels even though I do like some of their content (the real actual content and not the repetitive clickbait) and it’s a shame that these are the channels who’s videos pop up everywhere when you’re looking for sso videos. I don’t think there is anything wrong with being monetized, but it’s unfair and intentionally manipulative to kids to use their gullibility against them like that to get more views and engagement.

[@hannahduskgirl]

I agree with everything, I have a bit of an opinion about SSOU and another creator ( a famous Fire Star KZbinr) they obviously know their audience very well and it shows. Its kinda disgusting how they can easily manipulate young children for views.

[@EmsyEditsPonyGirl]

You made some great points in this video! Tbh i still watch SSOU because I like her, but Minatozy is just downright disgusting and she's always copying SSOU.

[@WindchildedA]

I agree, i didn't realize star stable online united was like that (I barely watch them) but Minatozy have annoyed me for about a year or more, its to the point I avoid even looking at their videos for help with events because of how they are. This video was really needed.

[@klover-zy1gt]

Minatosy drives me crazy!

[@Jordynfire]

Thank you, I hate videos that waste my time!

[@Berryyyy847]

I used to love sso united and minatozy but now I find them both very annoying to watch.

[@Alastordaradiodemon]

I only watch Minatozy for sc codes😂 Amd btw she like puts *free horse* or *free Star Coins* and then the free horse is the runerunner and the sc is a giveaway and you can only enter on a link that i do not trust. I don’t say that she is a scammer but i just dunt trust the LINK or HER i don’t hate her i just hate that she clickbates MOST HER VIDEOS. And i just don’t know why she would do that. I don’t say i hate her but i do. If you know you know.

[@LeviAckermanWoFYT]

I just came across with this video and feel a bit not playing this game. To be honest i just founded there channels cause i saw codes i can actually have and show for my channel cause i don't see them showing the codes since the video looked so blurry. Still new at this star stables stuff cause I'm not sure its a fun game or not till i saw this makes me feel like not playing it. 😅

[@Skyliosis]

Star stable is a super fun game! I’ve been playing since 2018, it’s just these 2 specific KZbinrs that are ruining it for other people

[@LeviAckermanWoFYT]

@@Skyliosis I see.

[@Steph_710]

I never really just watches any of their videos I mostly used them for updates and guides as well and I mostly watched minatozys videos for the star coins codes but then she started putting “free horse” in the title and it made me really annoyed so I stopped watching her videos and just made a instagram account for the codes because it was just so irritating and when you look in the comments a lot of people are calling her out for it. SSO united kinds always annoyed me because they just seemed so fake and unrealistic (probably because I’m older) and I can totally see that the audience is for kids so I didn’t really pay much attention to her but I do notice the thumbnails popping up in my fyp and it’s so annoying! I’ll admit that SSO united doesn’t do it as often as Minatozy because Minatozy had like 3 videos in a row saying “free horse” even after people in the comments told her it’s not true it really just had me lose all respect for her and just made me not interested in their content anymore tysm for making this video this is definitely a message so many of us wanted to put out there but didn’t have any way to so thank you!!

[@koipond393]

agreed, and honestly, it's annoying because of how great guides they are when events *are* going on.

[@huntermoonhearth]

Right!? They have so much potential for better videos but instead, wasted.

[@Yousresomething]

I Will still Watch them

[@NikolettSouthrain]

I hate to say this since i remember these channels sky rocket beside me. But they really did change. The old videos sso united made were so much more friendly. This is what happens when creators get money hungry. We can now lose our monetization by being inactive. Minotzy and SSO united probably rely a lot on the revenue of youtube and so continue to clickbait and spam their videos!

[@pugpug7044]

Thank you for making this video, ive seen other youtube videos about them and also supported it. Just followed you existed to see your other vids😊.

[@arizonasucculent8632]

Okay so i dont mind sharky and mini THAT much. But every single time I see their "FREE HORSES" , " FREE STARCOINS!!" Thumbnails it reminds me of those stupid scam videos where some dude with an obnoxious voice ties to get kids to listen them for 20 mins straight about how to get robuxs without actually telling them how do it, aka major clickbait. Its just so cringy...

[@Esztey]

I only subscribed to them to get alarmed when there's a new code. If they didn't do that, I would probably never click on their videos, it feels so wrong... The clickbaited thumbnails are getting on my nerves, it really irritates me how they are both responsible adults, and they just exploit kids' naivity. It's truly sad, knowing that they will never change.

[@moxxie4882]

FINALLY. I literally blocked Minatozy a few days ago, as her content literally consists of click baiting and farming views. So happy to see that someone's speaking about her already.

[@huntermoonhearth]

Please watch the other two videos as well! In the description both had really good points as well.

[@JorvegianRiders]

Thank you for adressing this 'problem' to others, it's been going on for way to long now. I started doing research on it and even found people on other platforms, like reddit, talking about this subject. It's sad, bc they KNOW that their viewers are mostly kids. Wanted to talk about it for a while, but since my channel has basically just began and barely any reach, it just wouldn't reach anyone. Saw no one of YT make a video on it, so I'm glad you did!

[@huntermoonhearth]

I linked 2 other videos with a few more important points on the issue as well go check them out by 2 other creators. I definitely wasn't the first to talk about this issue.

[@True-xq1fz]

MimiAlt' , gives codes without all the nonsense. Fairly new to KZbin.

[@huntermoonhearth]

We as a community should hunt down new and small creators and support them too, just so hard when the videos being pushed are these 2 for the most part.

[@True-xq1fz]

yes, very tired of the click baiting . I have been looking for people who give codes without all the misleading information.@@huntermoonhearth

[@saradiamondheart6337]

Yeah, I hate to say it but you're right! I've loved both of these creators over the years but the clickbait has gotten WAY out of the hand. Thankfully, I can almost always point it out because I'm an adult and a long-time player of the game but I never even thought about the poor kids it could trick and that to me is sickening. Since children are the main target audience of Star Stable videos, they can be easily tricked by the clickbait and that breaks my heart. When I was a kid playing Star Stable, I'm thankful that I didn't come across a lot of clickbait as it wasn't as common. To use childrens' views for your own benefit is wrong! My personal experience, I hardly watch either anymore due to how bad the clickbait has gotten. And when the REAL star coin codes came out, I didn't believe either of their videos and even missed out on a couple. It's gotten so out of hand and I feel bad for their child viewers. I really hope that these creators take their impact into account and stop this as it's super frustrating.

[@EllieHaysonDCL]

Um, the Gen 4 Friesian IS coming out tho, they didnt know what SSO was caling it before, so they just called it a Gen 4- so No, it is not wrong. And THEY are not the ones saying there is a free horse. SSO is saying that there will be, they even show proof of posts that SSO has made. They arent just making it up. And yes, they have corrected themselves on the new Gen 3 Friesian.

[@sorel6414]

I knew of minatozy becuase of Rattle. I like her guides and stuff so i subbed. I started to see the repetitive pattern very quickly. Some videos are soo drawn out and misinformed. If they want to use sso for some monetary gain, sure, but not like this 😭

[@huntermoonhearth]

I get trying to reach that 8 min mark for monetization but if you really are that scrapped for cash and YT is your only form of income you can always just... put the code at the start then idk talk about something? Or just have game play video after with music going. It makes no sense.

[@sorel6414]

@@huntermoonhearth yes! I totally agree with that

[@local.issyyy]

commenting to boost this more to the algorithm

[@flufflewarrior]

These are the kind of KZbinrs I only watch with Adblock on. It's so scumy to use clickbait to get people's attention, especially if the main audience are kids!

[@sadie_dw1834]

What really irks me the wrong way is after CC creations posts a new spoiler video not even a hour later minatozy will post a reaction video to it where’s she basically just rambling and ooohing and awwing at the new horses. It just doesn’t sit well with me like she’s using that channel for her own views and profit.

[@huntermoonhearth]

I can see that. I try to react and give feedback and point out problems with it while also gushing about how cute or great they look it they are well done. It isn't hard to give feedback on things but react with no real reaction is boring, who is she trying to be SSSniper Wolf?

[@Wingles_Crows]

Minitouse has been kinda...stoped clickbateing! But i still feel like she still does? I get clickbated by her alot! And i am still young so if i hear *FREE HORSE* i will definitely click on it but i will stop now and second guess myself.

[@HenHen-le8rj]

There was the 10th birthday horse that was free

[@cloudyyy_dragons]

I know! It’s like- didn’t anyone else find this repetitive? For me, all I see are thumbnails with almost the exact same pictures and videos with the same titles- like a silhouette of a horse running (also the horses that were silhouetted were horses from previous thumbnails which is annoying in itself bc of how much I’ve seen them being used), text saying “Free horse! Or “Free horse??” And “FREE SC!” and a video under the title of “Free Starcoins, Free horse, Free star rider!” It gets so annoying:/ Also not to mention, I’m not sure if this is SSOU, but Minatozy definitely does this, where at the end, they’re just rambling on about how they can’t believe how Starstable gave these codes and how much they love sso. It’s honestly pretty annoying to sit through that.. like sometimes I will watch for the star coin code, and for that I’m so great full to the people in the comments who will put timestamps so I don’t have to sit through the first 3 MINUTES 😭

[@huntermoonhearth]

Timestamp warriors are a god send truely. I get using the same assets for thumbnails, like her avatar in the same position, the star coins asset from sso website, it makes making a thumbnail easier and less time consuming. But ya could change up the horse silhouette sometimes.

[@cloudyyy_dragons]

@@huntermoonhearth agreed. The thumbnail thing annoys me to no end bc ssou and minatozy use the exact same ones as each other every other video 😭 Like at least don’t use the same ones that often

[@JaneFlowerbird]

You know things are bad when the better sso content creators are the ones that arent at all because they just do glitches and sneak peaks 😭 CC Creations, (this one with a K name I DONT REMEMBER AAAA), Stat stable adventures but also yea Tbh SSU was always so annoying to me and Mintazony is just stupid now i used to think she was nice but nah. Tbh i wont be even surprised if the people who ALWAYS win the givaways arent even real 😭 Lets just mass report them both in star stable and on youtube pls guys

[@huntermoonhearth]

Now that you mentioned it, has anyone won their giveaways? To be fair I don't watch them but I never see anyone thank them for winning, I need to go back and look if they do announce the winners on yourube or something.

[@JaneFlowerbird]

@@huntermoonhearth I tried getting into a SSU 10k or Star Rider giveaway once, despite even finding her annoyign back then, waited and waited, then she finally posted the winner, and it was hard to tell if that was a fake or not but thats most likely so but weirdly enough i never saw any winners comment so it could be a fake or noone even one and everyone just forgets

[@Randomcrap-zx5ks]

Sometimes I honestly wonder if they are sisters

[@NoNaMe-em7rb]

I LOVE IT. You gained another subscriber!! ❤ Finally someone mentioned it.

[@Abigailstorm]

She also give code that do t work anymore she have the code brown and grey to get the bunny pets they don’t work anymore

[@huntermoonhearth]

Wait seriously? That's just sad.

[@stuffyyz]

The thing that annoys me about Minatozy is that she pops up on my shorts all the time even though i did not subscribe to her or even liked a video by her.i putted it as do not recommend me this chanel but i still got notifications from her even tho im not subscribed to her wich is just confusing to me 💀 not to mention she posts the same EXACT short like 3 times BUT just A LITTLE DIFFRENT and a few weeks later.

[@huntermoonhearth]

I have a few non sso youtubers I have done the same too and still get recommend them so I get your frustration.

[@oofboi6685]

I fully agree these KZbinrs are extremely clickbait and are only good for events/large updates super glad someone finally called them out, Hopefully some smaller SSO KZbinrs will step in their place and make videos that aren't clickbait and can still be very educational for people that are new And old to the game. Also side note I'm still very angry that Minatozy kept telling us we would get a free horse when that was never promised Don't want to spread hate on them but I found that absolutely obnoxious and irresponsible with a community that's known to have younger Impressionable/naive people.

[@starstableiscool]

THIS IS SO TRUE. Star Stable Online United and Minatozy have gone too far with clickbait. I used to love SSOU’S videos but over the months that I watched her, I realised there was actually a lot more clickbait then I thought. I only watch her videos every now and then in case I’ve missed something important in the game etc. (though she tends to always over exaggerate everything).

[@dinobobbie]

Saw your thumbnail and the profile pictures of the creators and was like - okay good I wasn’t alone with that feeling. Thanks!

[@huntermoonhearth]

Just showing how to make catchy thumbnails without breaking the rules or lying. 🤭 But no fr it is a problem.

[@xxwillowangel1917]

Gosh thank you so much for making this video. I've been really hoping someone would come out and say this, bless your soul for being brave enough. I've watched both creators for a while and I'll be honest I've slowly stopped watching both of them. Only time I will is if events get added where the event will be located in game and what you can do for activities during it) Other than that....their videos just got to a point its complete Clickbait. Theres no free horse coming and yet every damn title about the recent February codes they keep posting has the FREE HORSE in the title and it's driving me insane. Star Stable Online United attitude has changed from being able to watch her to a very cringy, kiddy feel where I had to constantly skip through her video and think "PLEASE just get to the point already". It saddens me because her videos used to be very fun but now both her and Minatozy used to be watchable, fun and creative. Now it's constant giveaways for codes, random speculations, fake news and fake spoilers what they THINK will happen yet SSO never mentioned anything about it. A few days ago I noticed how they kept uploading just a few hours apart and every single title as well as the thumbnail talks about a free horse and then other fake news which just started to make me closed to unsubscribing from them. But gosh Minatozy has to be the worst possible one for clickbait titles because the amount of times I've fallen for the title alone, just to watch the video about 2 minutes in and realize how it's not even happening/real and just speculation they're creating just puts me off. I know I probably come across angry XD But this is honestly just how fed up I am from them.

[@huntermoonhearth]

You're ok, I get the frustration, a lot of people are feeling the same way, no shame in it.

[@akanasere]

Yes it's difficult to make consistent content on Star Stable as it is at the moment, but posting every single day with misleading content not only is unethical but also deteriorates their channel's content quality overall. I've seen this happen many times with other game channels, like Genshin when it was in its early days, the popular youtubers were rage-baiting channels. Slowing the output of content or moving content in a more honest and authentic direction is better in the long term, than posting superficial 7 minute videos everyday until burnout and irrelevancy.

[@huntermoonhearth]

I do not miss those early days of genshin content fr. Absolutely agree with your comment.

[@HoraDusk]

There's one thing I disagree with you on this video and a sentiment that I see shared among many small-er CCs: that you need to conform to the big KZbinrs to have a chance at pulling more audience. Especially in a community as small as the SSO one is that is really not necessary, you'll probably shine more by doing the OPPOSITE of what everyone is doing. If i look now (filtering out Minatozy and Star Stable United) all thumbnails look... The same. I can tell what a video is about before clicking on it because everyone is using the same style both big and small creators. This, of course, brings people to click on the bigger number because you already "know" that person's content amd what to expect. You don't need to stick to the flashy thumbnails or titles so long as you manage to create a clear identity for your channel. An example I have clear in mind is Northena, her thumbnails and videos were "anti-meta" when they first came out. No flaunting thousands of Star Coins, no flashy thumbnails, no chasing the hype of every new release and from the first video you could see this was a person who enjoyed both the source material (the game) as much as making the videos! This to say: as long as you do content you're proud and happy making, people will be drawn to it! Happy riding :) ❤️

[@huntermoonhearth]

That's very true, but you shouldn't be lying to children to get views, I have stated catchy thumbnails are fine, catchy titles work too, but straight up misinformation and lying to children is just wrong.

[@HoraDusk]

@@huntermoonhearth Oh no, absolutely! That is disgusting practice and there's no doubt about it. I was referring to your comment on your own content at the end. You're already doing good and have several very interesting videos, hope to see you get even better and more confident in your own style! c:

[@huntermoonhearth]

@@HoraDusk Ooooooh ok sorry I didn't understand. Thank you!

[@sallywindtiger8201]

yes omg, at first it was only the sso united girl and she got on my nrevs sm. I loved the mimzy gils old videos where there was no clickbait or anything, but now she literally copys the sso untited girl and it sucks-

[@bryanloveshorses]

FINALLY Thank you I have been subscribed to them and sometimes it just doesn't make any sense and it can get frustrating 🙃. Right they give the wrong information and gets everyone's hopes and attention to HIGH. No hate but their channels are getting a little old and just unfortunately not great 😕. I stand by my statement

[@denisedolphinpark]

yeah ive stopped watching minatozy for the update/theories of whats to come next bc of this, and never watched/liked sharky bc of it either. no i wont hate on them as individuals, but i just dont like their content & how they brand it.

[@Alexx_sso]

I agree with this! And more people need to speak up on this, as it is turning the whole sso youtube community into clickbait. Its been especially noticable when sso released their codes through out february and the gen 4 friesian comment. I admit, i did watch all of those sc videos for the code, but they prolong it so much with clips of them running around doing races. Its also incredibly rude of them to use cc.creations video and just repost it with occasional "wows" and "Omg im so excited" i havent watched the video yet but i wanted to share my opinion on this lol, have a great day / night to anyone reading this !! :)

[@Haribosarecoolyoushouldtrythem]

Thanks for this ! SSO youtubes should be show caseing the game in hopes to boosts the game repuation! Saddly, these 2 clearly ownly do it fo the fame. The Whole Free Horse situation was actually shamefull for them. " FREE HORSE " mean while its a code for 15 sc. Minatozy use to be an acutally decent youtuber. Somehow, SSO united some how appeared out the blue and got famous of clickbaited videos. Boycott these 2 not SSO ):

[@horselover91067]

Lovely video!

[@michellebrown5590]

4:24 literally all of their “how to get a free horse” videos because every single last video is about the rune runner

[@astralexplorer4278]

You're 100% correct, im pretty sure even the children that click on the videos are tired of it, I used to really like minatozy until she started posting click bait and cringe thumbnails.

[@moonysomething]

i used to love both of them but then they started with these clickbaits. i hate both for that now. its about time someone spoke about this because it is so annoying minatozy has "free horse!" in every. single. video.

[@sophialoe8297]

I know a few other channels who do this stuff but the whole channel is really fake like it’s like 5 of them or something. I forgot the names but all I know is that they’re really fake and I think they’re all the same person actually. And they only post stuff like “NEW FREE CODES” When it’s actually codes from months ago that are NOT sc codes! I also hate Minatozy and sso united they both drive me INSANE. They are making little kids think that they’re their best friends.

[@nitrevl0463]

Finally people are starting to talk about this. I've got both of them on my banned list on youtube, with the use of an extension, for years. Just seeing their thumbnail pisses me off.

[@huntermoonhearth]

You can block people on youtube??