The 25 MOST Influential Online People, World Cup Scandal, & The Capital Gazette

[@PhilipDeFranco]

Sorry for the ranting, sometimes I just need to get it off my chest and I really do hope we can start a true conversation. Love yo faces

[@taroubb1940]

I can't wait to see the Assault Kitchen Knife bans.

[@catycoffeebean]

Thanks for always avoiding giving the name and face, it's a breath of fresh air, and thanks for the news as always, Phil!

[@goldenwings2314]

I think some people look at the past because they are genuinely interested, but most want to tear them down. They aren't famous so why should this person be? "Let's find something wrong with them so I feel better about myself."

[@YourMomWasHere2Day]

Phil please give me free stuff!!

[@Zixias]

Philip DeFranco phil as you being my favorite place to get my news can you please make sure you have armed security at your offices just to be safe man i dont wanna see you on the news

[@Ladondorf]

What did Philip DeFranco say when he got to the top of a volcano? *" L E T ' S J U S T J U M P I N T O I T "*

[@wasp2151]

That need to be on a shirt.

[@piratealeks6865]

We can only hope.

[@blanchfor]

i see what you did there

[@Tuchutz]

lol

[@edt49er]

You phased out the lovely lady of the day so smoothly I completely forgot that was a thing until now

[@zamblaze]

I'll never forget Megan Fox Watch it's so damn catchy

[@TheDealer1228]

Blakers Meeeegan Fooox Watchhh (watch, watch, watch)...

[@rustedtooth3015]

y tho

[@mommyofone646]

Joseph R. Yaaasss!

[@speedy01247]

He has mentioned it before, but yeah I did notice that it was a fairly clean removal, as he stopped yet, as far as I remember, he never made a deal out of it.

[@SylvanSecrets]

Props to the police chief.

[@bigmiki2620]

How about we blame the murderers for murdering?

[@calebcollins5887]

That takes too much common sense.

[@James-fw5ew]

Let’s just blame drink drivers and remove dui laws

[@Scardor]

How did they become murderers though? If you can figure that out you can start preventing it in the future.

[@bigmiki2620]

James Harman Were you "drink" when you wrote this?

[@markblaze4909]

keep it simple and ignore reality. sounds good. also feels good to think about how perfect those murdered were then remind ourselves that we are perfect like them and like phil. or we can ask questions and think with our brains.

[@Georgeツ]

In reference to the 1st story, this is why I don't want to be "famous". I don't even want to date someone famous because I can't imagine giving up my privacy. Fame and famous people were once appealing to me (as to most people, I'd assume) but the trade off doesn't seem worth it anymore.

[@JigglePhysics3000]

I don't think you'll have to worry about it..

[@davelewthwaite]

Left or right, we should never silence reporters with violence. Argue? Sure. Call them shills? If you must. Call them ugly? Eh, if you have nothing else. A free press is a free county. Do you not want that?

[@cassandra1234ization]

I think he was talking about the lady that was called most pretty lady of the Football games. Really odd how people dredge shit up on people like that. What did she do other than have a bustier can than you reporter gals?

[@Pyroguekenesises]

Unless you are Keanu Reeves, then you get accused of taking women out on great dates and can breastfeed children out of the goodness of your heart.

[@drmoreno98]

Just don't leave any traces linking your comments/posts to your true identity.

[@JamesWiseMagic]

One of the many reasons why i never actually watch the news is because all these people are only bashing each other. Its annoying and embarrassing. I dont need that crap in my life

[@Charlie_Rowe]

James Wise Magic I agree. It's like my children when I ask who spilled juice on the carpet.

[@Karma-lx8ny]

Well the news most of the time to me is just an echo chamber

[@NewPaulActs17]

adults said the real world was nothing like high school. dang, were they wrong!

[@Ahhh714]

That's fine, as long as your not getting your news straight from the a leader as Trump supporters admittedly do.

[@snail1557]

Ahhh714 And here we are, grouping all people who support Trump into a group. Because it would be preposterous to say that a non-Trump supporter got all their news from a single source also.

[@jeremydiaz9642]

If Jake and Logan Paul influences you... ... ... *_"Stop it, get some help."_*

[@matthall9688]

ディアスジェレミー go back! We made a mistake!

[@everwondered3285]

unless they influence you to click on another channel and never watch their videos again.

[@loganjones4633]

You can be a positive influence or a negative influence. But hey, you tried.

[@Darkhell87]

Milo is the king of trolls and is always saying provocative shit. The shooter had history with that news outlet and to blame anyone but the shooter is ridiculous.

[@TheJNastayy]

Yeah, really not sure if Phil wants to stir crap up with Milo. That guy was no limits when it comes to insulting someone.

[@scitechian]

Right, he's a fuccboi. A statement of observable fact, not an insult.

[@ridingweeb4801]

The newspaper had it coming. When they promote shit like that they shouldn't be surprised.

[@TheSonicZero]

Exactly. It was just a coincidence

[@Mushroomjump]

Here for my daily dose of depression.

[@Suplexduplex]

I relate

[@ghastlywraith2214]

Mushroomjump join the party man!

[@andrewgeissler6252]

As a libertarian it really makes me tear up to see journalists killed for doing their job, but to place blame on people because they called you the enemy or made a cruel joke is ridicules. The only person who bears responsibility is the shooter. It was his choice to harass that woman, his choice to sue the newspaper and his choice to walk in there with a gun. If you can’t solve a problem with someone without resorting to violence, then the problem is you.

[@reshadahmad4249]

Andrew Geissler mhm

[@TangoDeltaDelta]

Both sides need to stop demonizing / de-humanizing the people or groups they diagree with! We need to get back to civility and reasonable discussion and debate. We should get back to the thoughts like "I disagree with everything you are saying and perhaps believe in, but I will defend to my death your right say and perhaps believe those things, as long as you aren't harming other people."

[@Jacob-hq1wf]

I agree completely, and I understand by saying "both sides" you are just trying to explain it as a bi-partisan issue, but I can't help but state I've seen this behavior aloooot more on the left.

[@Hairbuddy]

How you somehow group BLM with the KKK is astounding honestly. BLM is about black people just being alive and you somehow equate that to harassing people.

[@AaronSoul725]

Cameron Johnson the movements is stupid and segregates people on race and color of skin, at the end of the day ALL human life matters not just a particular group but everyone

[@flamingturnip]

L N I think what you just said can still go with the original comment. Hate groups are definitely harmful. Anyway, I agree with you.

[@ln108]

Cameron Johnson, seriously? It's not about Black people being alive. If it were, as said a million times before me, they would go to Chicago to protest black on black violence. It's a hate group plain and simple. If it were not, they would have apologized to the Ferguson Police for their wrongful condemnation of Darren Wilson for his, very much justified, shooting of Michael Brown. They still play the narrative of him being an innocent bright young man who never did anything wrong. They may not be quite as bad as the KKK, but give them time and leverage and they will be.

[@bobogoop]

Top 5 most influential people: 1) Gloria Borger 2) PewDiePie 3) Poppy Harlow 4) P00diePiE 5) Christian family friendly Poods

[@TheTobyOMG]

1. *clap* MEME *clap* REVIEW

[@jambr055]

Top 5: (sorta all you tubers) 5. Sadly: Jake and Logan Paul. They are a BAD influence, but they have a huge impact on their young viewers. 4. Liza koshy 3. Philly D: promoting transparent, largely unbiased and CORRECT news. 2. idubbz 1. Gloria borger (not that poppy Harlow wannabe)

[@savorywater]

I feel like it should be like this 1. Jake and Logan Paul (Sadly because both suck and we bad influences) 2. Liza Koshy (Main KZbinr in mainstream media) 3. PewDiePie (Largest KZbinr and still big influence) 4. Jacksepticeye (One if the most well known gaming channels) 5. Phil (Basically most well known independent news channel)

[@BK201DarkerThanBlack]

Phil definitely has his biases. Difference is when he feels he can't set it aside, he discloses it. Which is great for understanding where he is coming from.

[@Bbistheman_]

Jambr0 I have no idea who Gloria Borger is

[@athithg9742]

Bbistheman _ pewdiepie

[@yakubthecavebeast6444]

I love that Gloria is higher than the Pauls. Those guys need a fucking reality check.

[@jw-db2jk]

This police chief is a very smart man!

[@GoldenGodlyGrunt]

But you said it yourself, the guy was pissed at the news company for a hit piece they tried to do on him?! There is no blame game with trump, or anyone else. Its hardly even a political issue at all. Just an angry guy with a big stick.

[@burninmytoe]

Thank you for covering all sides of the Capital Gazette shooting. I am from Annapolis and have been interviewed by Wendy Winters for the newspaper and she truly was an amazing person. Whenever there was a community event, no matter how small you would see her there. She is definitely a person that will be missed.

[@CoreyCoyoteOfficial]

#1 Philip De Franco most influential

[@g.e.o.r.g.e...]

How? He expressly tries not to influence people...

[@RevanBC]

Damn Dog Games #1fuck boi

[@familyfalc8109]

china #1

[@breastmilkgaming]

Damn Dog Games #1 Poppy Harlow

[@ghostgirl7089]

My mom worked by the capital gazette. I was so scared, and just cried. My mom goes “ it wasnt that close” But she was like 5-7 min away from that! Her one friend also worked in the building. Thankfully, she was not hurt. Its scary, things are getting closer and closer. Too close for comfort. I dont like hearing another one of my moms friends had to tow the shooters car away. You just dont think these things are gonna happen, then they do. Annapolis isnt huge either, so that makes it even more scary. Either way, i feel horrible for everyone in that building. Friends, strangers, everyone. I thank god that he didnt go anywhere else, but i also feel horrible this happened in the first place. I hope the people killed rest in peace, and i hope we buff up security so this wont happen again. Edit: she was 1.5 miles away from it. I dont know if that is still 5-7 min or less, but i dont care, it dosent change anything. He could have gone to other places with alot of people nearby, thank god he didnt and as well, its horrible this happened in the first place.

[@krs123247]

theyve been "too close for comfort" for thousands of people this year. "beefing up security" isn't the fucking answer

[@brennanbeyer5645]

I know it might not help, but thoughts and prayers for you and your family. Also, do not let the people in this thread (who are in the vocal minority) marginalize your feelings.

[@danglesffa3304]

Ghostgirl 708 ? It’s the US, happens everyday, only few make national news

[@maddawgmcgee]

Ghostgirl 708 I am glad she is safe. That must must terrifying to hear about it knowing family works there.

[@benyanni9461]

Ghostgirl 708 a

[@kenyonscales7401]

Are journalists not to blame for creating the polarized hyperpartisan culture they actively promote for profit?

[@lol-pt2hi]

they noticed how much XBOX and PlayStation earn lol

[@scitechian]

According to the rest of this comments section, apparently the majority opinion is "no", which I'm happy to disagree with.

[@kenyonscales7401]

FearlessHornet people can be evil... but the responsibility to falls on the media to act ethically because they have the power to reach infinitely more people

[@gateauxq4604]

Yup!

[@whatwhat0213]

Not all journalist or outlets are to blame for the polarized climate. Sure it's easy to point a finger at the likes of Fox News and MSNBC for this, but this was simply a small town paper that by most accounts was not hyper-partisan at all. They were simply there to serve the community. Outlets like this are important to a fair and free democracy. Blaming all journalists devalues truth and fairness. There's a reason freedom of the Press is the first amendment to the constitution and gun rights is the second.

[@10N154T10N]

World Cup Scandal? What could it be? Is it ironically un-fair play ending to Japan-Poland match? Is it the shocking departure of Germany from the tournament? Perhaps it is highly controversial VAR system? M'Baye Niang goal? "Eagles" made by Swiss players? Oh.. no, it's just a story about the girl who might or might not have her nude photos on the internet. How... American.

[@KookiesNolly]

Ionis Ravell Americans can’t play football so don’t expect them to understand what’s going on t’auront the games and talk about it.

[@Revan20Glider]

You know what starts with S? Sin. Satan. And lastly. Soccer.

[@franciscomiranda6882]

Badvil just a few of my favorite things;)

[@nevs0917]

Phill doesn't talk about sports on this show ever. Not about things that you need to know sports for anyway. This is not new, he also never talks about "controversial plays" in basketball for example.

[@nevs0917]

What's soccer? :p

[@TheActionBrick]

0:29 Implying that you never use clickbait anymore? Come on, Phil. 🙃

[@TheActionBrick]

Thecontrodude proversial Well at least he uses deception less often.

[@assassins61599]

Art VandelAYE he calls it what everyone else calls it, I’ve watched for years and never really felt like he has clickbaited

[@keithkeith1273]

The Action Brick i would not at all classify clickbait as deception lol.

[@dreadsupreme]

The Action Brick it’s the name of the game

[@cory3100]

He means when he used to put hot females in the thumbnail a lot.

[@sarahwithstars]

Sucks Phil wasn't in that top 25

[@beckembrown7002]

sarahwithstars it’s not like he deserves it

[@TheTastyPixel]

Bubby Brown wow.

[@thunderoverwater1817]

Maybe I live in a DeFranco bubble world, but he seems pretty influential to me. I guess he’s antithetical to old media though. So I can understand why they would want to ignore him.

[@loganjones4633]

Good, he's too bias to be recognized for something like that

[@ciara7264]

I love phill but unfortunately he isn't that popular

[@TheRayner2814]

Thank you Phil for your defense of journalism. I appreciate everything you do, even if I don't agree all the time. You're one of the realest.

[@JustKevYTP]

Yes. Back to that 5 day schedule!

[@megskp2429]

Hi Phil! I’m from Annapolis and I just wanted to thank you for not sharing the shooter’s face and name; your focus on the victims, those affected, and the bigger picture should be replicated by all news sources. The last few minutes of your show put exactly what I’ve been thinking into words. We have to be aware that what we say matters and that how we talk about media has changed significantly over the past few years, and whether people believe the shooting is related to that I believe the way we process and react to information has fundamentally changed. Thank you for being a thorough, unbiased, and upfront source; much love from Maryland 🦀

[@dailybugle2147]

The only one to blame for the shooting is the shooter. Why must people blame everything but the person responsible.

[@paulosalles9206]

Nero Santiago if you blame the shooter you cant blame the gun or who he supports politivally.

[@emilyl6616]

I really respect your stance on not reporting the names of the individuals committing these horrible crimes. I wish larger news outlets would finally take this stance.

[@redbigun]

"Someone's in the spotlight! Let's dig into their past! Dig like the lives we don't have depend on it!"

[@martinteel]

"back in the click bait days"? Phil. Come on.

[@TwentySeventhLetter]

He has gotten better about it though, like now when I read the title it actually says something related to the video's contents, and the thumbnail isn't even some random attractive woman!

[@thatoneguy2057]

I was "freaking out" about that comment too. Lol.

[@fourafternoon]

Hi, you must be new here hahahahah unless you seen da booby cleavage... he doesn't click anymore... now he just condensed the whole video into one sentence. I like to think of it as Summerhypzation hahaha

[@Verlarn]

Started with Getty and ended with revenge porn. Wtf? 😱

[@tristanneal9552]

Hannity: I’m not saying there is a connection, I’m just taking about the two stories together and drawing comparisons that implies there’s a connection when there isn’t.

[@gerald957]

I really hope more of the media follows in Phil’s footsteps. Instead of giving a murderer want they want they should instead put their focus on the victims. People need to know that the victims are human beings, not just numbers/statistics (for example instead of simply saying 7 dead, tell us who those people are, these are parents, children, grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc...).

[@MrBeggarROCKS]

Taylor McGowan drama and tragedy sell, as well as controversy or sex, so it isn't happening

[@IMPJPJ91]

It's not that the victims are numbers, it's that the clicks are money. Media who plaster this guy everywhere do not have the people's best interest in mind.

[@TheCraftAddicts]

Honestly, I pray that I'm never featured anywhere on the internet. Even if you look way back to Jessi Slaughter, Chris Chan, or even the Paul Brothers, any sort of internet fame seems to find it's way to ruin or cause problems in your real life.

[@TheCraftAddicts]

Tom Yeah, as much as I love the internet, it's hella scary

[@TheCraftAddicts]

stockart whiteman Yeah, her father ended up getting arrested and dying of a heart attack. And she was put in foster care. She struggled and still struggles a lot with depression.

[@WhiteBuffaloWakanGli]

As an American I despise the left, and the right. Both sides are far to extreme basically on any political situation. I listen to left biased media, and right biased media. It drives me crazy listening to it, but I feel it’s necessary to listen to so I can understand what is going on in the country I live in. I feel it’s detrimental for someone to only listen to one side. This to me is how we such an even bigger divide in our nation.

[@paigeevans4077]

White Bear I could not agree with you more, both sides grow more extreme by the day

[@asho345]

White Bear The left isn’t really that extreme compared to other developed nations. Americans need to get out more.

[@cptKamina]

Yea, totally the same. I mean the right cages up children and want to murder brown people, but the left wants us to use other pronouns, so it is basically the same...

[@alideniz1367]

The left of America is not even considered the Anywhere near the left of almost every other country in the world.

[@notforsaletoday1895]

tim Pütten *Far right *Far left

[@jacobfravel7459]

Thank you for your coverage Phil. I come to you for my daily news as I have very little time in my day to explore the many news outlets that are out there, I love that you are clear about when you are stating facts vs opinions and think that your general air of this show as a conversation is refreshing in an era where so many outlets present opinions as facts and vice versa. Keep up the good work and know that you are doing some good.

[@helloimme2466]

You know who’s fault it is for the shooting? The shooter.

[@lynchdj]

HelloImMe24 I guess only one person can be blamed for an event.

[@soilhalo27]

HelloImMe24 what bothers me. Is how he had time to reload. Which means we need to change something. (Outlaw or arm people) but something needs to change

[@MrBeggarROCKS]

lynchdj judging in a case by case basis, he is right, the shooter is the only one to blame, so what's your point?

[@ProgPro96]

logy650 Because he wasn't just using an inanimate object he was using a machine that was literally built for killing

[@pickles123]

How was the shooter able to carry out the shooting? Guns.

[@CrisGarcia6]

Jake and Logan paul do not deserve to be on the most influential people

[@audreymroczka894]

Cris Garcia 6 yes they do. they are on insanely influential. no one ever said the influence was good.

[@CrisGarcia6]

audrey rose no one likes Jake and Logan paul. They ruin KZbin. Ksi and Comedyshortsgamer are gonna win

[@lagseeing8341]

Bad influence is still influence.

[@TheAthreosPriest]

Just because they are considered “influential” doesn’t mean that it’s in a good way.

[@hobbes296]

Love them or hate them, they are heavily influential, especially to their young audience.

[@viktorayy]

I honestly think, these people saw Natalya, saw she was hot, and just wanted more info on her from pictures, date of birth, etc, to *more incognito pursuits.* * cough *

[@YourMomWasHere2Day]

I just want her social security number

[@brennanbeyer5645]

Makes sense, but it is pretty interesting to see women being bullied for doing what they want with their bodies.

[@stevenreynolds40]

I'm just looking for the next chair she's going to use so I can swiftly replace it with my face

[@alexhalbleib2398]

That was incredibly refreshing to hear the chief say that he refuses to speak on personal details of the killer; This needs spread as much as humanly possible

[@LordofBroccoli]

Really? The Paul brothers next to such prominent figures? What has the world come to?

[@Ma5jay5dontxdoxthat]

Marc Shanahan why is it surprising? I mean I don't like them but they have been extremely prominent and influential the last couple years, whether you like it or not.

[@Portal64]

Well if it's anything like how Time does their person of the year "most influential" does not mean "people who've done great things". The Paul brothers have had a big influence on KZbin this year on policies getting changed, the algorithm and how people view KZbin as a community from the outside. They weren't a good influence but you can't deny they weren't a big one.

[@howdypartner4818]

Marc Shanahan stupid kids follow them like a cult, they will go after you more than far-right and far-left extremists.

[@brennanbeyer5645]

I agree, their actions are uncouth, let them be exposed.

[@Danda0nline]

They were influential, not in a positive way, but sadly they were.... Whats the top YT personality do people think of? The Paul bothers. Lets hope they fade to obscurity soon.

[@misaeldoesanimation4408]

Phil how dare you, I was expecting this video at 5 it was 5: 12 when you posted it, I want my money back

[@Sp4dester]

Well played

[@maddawgmcgee]

MisaelDoesAnimation lol

[@vrother4373]

MisaelDoesAnimation together we shall strike

[@misaeldoesanimation4408]

Vro together we shall strike

[@TemeryN]

I was screaming at my TV last night for them to quit showing his face and using his name - he's in custody now so we can call him "the perp" or "the subject" or "the suspect" - it got so bad that my hubby came in and asked if I was ok =) completely agree w/you Phil! It should be a law with fines attached for non-compliance, huge outrageous fines.

[@TemeryN]

We also need to update laws re: threats - we should no longer have to wait until an actual crime is committed but treat written/verbal threats as a crime as well. I'm not saying with the exact same punishment as the crime would be, that's absurd, but take the threats seriously with consequences to the issuer of the threat (restraining orders, counseling, out right relocation, something, not the nothing that is done now citing "no crime has been committed").

[@Mayushisgate]

This video really got to me when you showed how much passion you have in the words you're speaking. It's not that you don't ever show that you're passionate or care about anything, nothing like that. The end of this just felt completely raw and uncut and it was very moving.

[@kaninerflagg9998]

"It's not connected in any way...but I'm connecting them."

[@joshuagarcia5253]

Kaniner Flagg lolol Philly D for ya 👍

[@branmikefrye]

1. I don't think Joshua got the reference. You were quoting Hannity, not Phil. 2. It's double speak. I work with a guy who does this on the daily. "I'm not trying to #say this thing#, but #says the thing.# It's a method of getting to say something without being held accountable to it. A sign they know, prior to saying something, that it is a shitty or false thing to say and they'd maybe get called out on it.

[@si-vt1rt]

How did 7 people like such a stupid comment. Oh wait, it's the internet.

[@si-vt1rt]

Buttered Lumps - I think you're a bit lost mate. His comment wasn't an opinion based on observation, he incorrectly assumed that the original comment was talking about Phil instead of Hannity. And in using that as a dig against Phil, he instead just made himself look like an idiot.

[@BibleIllustrated]

I'm NOT among the 25 most influential online people!? Sounds right.

[@MrHumpfreybogart]

Jesus is that you?

[@aspebb]

White Jesus is that you? Do you know Regular Jesus and Black Jesus?

[@giraffewithtattoos2770]

You influence people the wrong direction

[@Sniperbear13]

and yet Logan Paul was on the list.

[@k__505]

I think that the whole idea of digging into someone's past while they're experiencing a brief time in the spotlight is stupid. Most of the time, it seems like people do it just to tear them down and effectively end their 15 minutes of fame. Ex: that bullied kid that ended up being from a family of racists thanks to people that dug up old Facebook posts, that guy that was going to be drafted in the NFL until his old high school tweets got out... I could go on forever. Makes me want to delete all my social media if I someday get a remote chance at fame or notoriety.

[@miakamenelis293]

I love you, Philip Defranco. You are a wonderful human and we need more people like you in the world.

[@HiddenLunarWings]

It's hard to not feel as if the other side of your political party's media isn't against you and your family. The Left and the Right both have strong feelings for care of Americans, but they both believe different ways to go about nurture, education, health, etc. So when you see a media organization who's leaning on the side against yours, who has different ideals and ideas and perspectives, it's almost like an insult to you, personally. The Right will say that the Left hates Christians and young Americans while the Left will say the Right hates Muslims and the poor, but both sides have different ways of going about things and both will tend to focus on different things and groups of people to help. I've found myself doing the exact same thing. We live in an age where every single person in the world is connected to every other person in the world, and can send and receive information and messages immediately. Yet, it feels as though we're less connected and open minded than we ever have been.

[@Dragodilian]

Moozy Foozy this is one of the most insightful comments I've seen today. And you're correct. Wish there was a way to get your comment pinned.

[@jupiter0133]

Really was a good comment.

[@HiddenLunarWings]

Aw, thank you guys so much! I didn't even expect anyone to read it.

[@jupiter0133]

:)

[@sedhcharles8335]

I don’t understand how pewdiepie isn’t in that list

[@Dharengo]

Nobody wants to bring more attention to KZbin’s favorite show.

[@Imyubel]

pewdiepie being considered influential in 2018?

[@Whofan06]

Sedh Charles Because it's list of the most influential people in 2018. Aside from 2 spouts of drama, he's just chilling in the top spot these days. Not really doing influencing anything, positively or negatively, like other people in that list are. Its not a popularity or fame list, its a list of people having had an effect on the internet as a whole this year.

[@titanicww2345]

Nah Gloria Borger should be on the list.

[@MysterySteve]

Well if they did that hottest fans thing for men, it would still be up with people loving it probably. I don't know, maybe I'm wrong, but there are just still so many gender based double standards in our society right now that I can't not mention it.

[@akizav1113]

Like how a guy sleeping with many womens is called a player and a women sleeping with many men is called a slut? Or just the double standards that work for you?

[@wholelifeahead]

Sndreik Lesa i dont know a single male who sleeps with lots of women of which i hold a good opinion nor a female

[@seanmacreachtain1742]

MysterySteve: The Pathetic Gamer Lets be honest though, there would be no outrage because none of us would give a fuck.

[@akizav1113]

UK Ball Cristiano Robaldo, Lionel Messi, Leonardo di Caprio, Will Smith..... Should i continue or do you get the point?

[@mavioli3303]

if he was upset about it maybe but i thought it got taken down cause of the porostar/revenge porn thing?

[@ylfingrlothbrok1178]

I have been regularly watching your show for years. I watch your channel because your team does an excellent job procuring facts on important topics. I also like your approach to presenting the news with the story / facts first followed by your opinion. It's refreshing to see the news presented on a platform that encourages a conversation. I have noticed your rants over the last couple months have included topics that are oddly connected to my internet research interests. I thank you and your team for being one of only several trusted news sources that I regularly use. Sincerely, A fan who happens to have recently become an ex-Mormon

[@seangallagher4498]

getty-image just needs to own it. I don't think there is anything wrong with showing picture of attractive women, just as I would not have a problem with them make similar thing of men. Them taking down the post just drew more attention to it.

[@Graestra]

sean gallagher that and the double standard where the media will post similar things about men, such as from the olympics, and no one bats an eye at it.

[@ignacionadeo1306]

"world cup scandal"... there's a whole bunch of them...

[@YourMomWasHere2Day]

Notgonnatellyou notgonnasayit the World Cup is a scandal in its own.

[@lamurcribb6888]

FIFA is always a scandal. The world cup being in Russia is a scandal

[@irishjoeydiaz721]

Notgonnatellyou notgonnasayit sadly true

[@xanthespace5141]

Lamur Cribb No it isn't. Well, only for those who really don't like Russia probably

[@lamurcribb6888]

SpaceFox I guess you don't follow the sport too well. There was and still is a big scandal behind how Russia obtained the hosting rights. Just go research it.

[@LordVictorHalgaard]

Trying to blame/connect anything to Milo Y. seems silly - the guy literally spews hyperbolic rhetoric to troll people in an attempt to rattle their cage and force them to think about their stance on political topics. Like him or not, cause he can be quite annoying to listen to, he is not someone to blame for this sort of nonsense - it's a waste of time and missing the point, thus reducing the chance of actually finding the real cause or solving the issue. There will always be someone who has said something that could be similar to something that happened, that's how Nostradamus became famous; that doesn't make him any more right or responsible if truth is found in his "prophesies", that is up to those who interpreted it or enacted it.

[@snooperbob]

Lord Victor Halgaard Saying you can’t wait for journalists to be gunned down on sight is not a troll. It’s literally hoping that people kill innocent people. If that’s not incitement I don’t know what is. If people can call what Maxine Waters said “incitement” than what Milo said is obviously incitement too

[@Whidmarke]

It "literally" isn't. Incitement is illegal. GL with that charge.

[@notserious6458]

snooperbob it's really not though

[@applecoreeater]

All it takes is one lunatic to take him seriously though

[@snooperbob]

Joe Bob Because he’s the one saying he hopes people do it

[@LaurenElizabethxxxx]

That last bit was very well said Phil. Thank you for keeping yourself and your channel unbiased and just wanting to put forward the news.

[@noahtetreault3859]

Top 5 Most Influential People on the Internet: 1. Cowbelly 2. Graham the Christian 3. Comment Awards 4. Backpack Kid 5. Club Penguin Memer Guy

[@GeekInJeep]

Even though the woman wasn't a porn star.... so what if she had been, anyhow? (Edit: Added the question mark because my lack of one bothered me) Some of us aren't so easily offended.

[@GeekInJeep]

I will add, though, screw the ex who posted the revenge porn.

[@redbigun]

I don't think anyone was offended. No rational person at least.

[@GeekInJeep]

I've done nothing to your daughter and if she chose that, fair enough to say she'd be an adult when choosing that. I am a father. To a son, yes, but should we be more sheltering to our daughters? Edit...to clarify.... porn stars are NOT kids.

[@GeekInJeep]

Zach Arbogast, I'm not saying it's a great life choice. If you put this all into context, I'm saying *I* don't choose to think less of someone because they were a porn star. I'm not at all saying everyone *should* do it. I'm talking about a story where someone had an article published because they thought she'd made a life choice that the publisher somehow felt needed to be spotlighted. If you read back, my response didn't say that being a porn star is a great choice. What I am saying though, is that my view of someone doesn't change because they chose that.

[@GeekInJeep]

D. W. W. Sweetz. If she were a good person, sure. I might. I wouldn't stay with them if they remained in the profession though. Edit : And yes.... it *is* a life choice some girls (and men) make. Quite obviously is you look at a porn site.... people. They are people.

[@Pratchettgaiman]

“Lol I wuz just trolling!” Isn’t a defense, Milo

[@mystacris]

I was going to comment with my top 25 but i waited till the end of the video. Glad i did. Holy... I stand with the rant, Philly D.. Well deserved and appreciated, yo.

[@andou013]

You're correct, words do have a very real impact and should not be taken lightly. Please do remember though, for quite some time, quite a few journalists have been very irresponsible with their own words, in a lot of cases being disingenuous or outright dishonest. This is why the world is so divided and every call for segregation, every call for a group to be demonized, every alt-right accusation, every ridiculous article about privilege, patriarchal or whatever nonsense just makes it worse. Famous people who hate the media don't hate it for negative coverage they hate it for dishonest coverage.

[@Slattery777]

It's been 6-7 years since the lovely lady of the day? No way. I refuse to accept that... I am not that old...

[@shaulpagis-sharon4484]

Don't worry man, I think he stopped doing them only in about 2015

[@Slattery777]

Shaul Pagis-Sharon regardless I've been watching since the backwards hat and fake diamond earing days It's been crazy to watch the show evolve into what it is now.

[@roselee9063]

My top 5 influential people: 5: They 4: Each 3: Have 2: Different 1: Philip Defranco

[@PPTVBA]

Chuckled

[@ohnonono1799]

The top 25 list means nothing. There were no tangible/legitimate metrics used to make it. It carries very little importance.

[@FeliciaCravens]

OMG today Phil said 'We do things a little bit different-LY" instead of the usual 'different' and my grammarian heart sang with joy.

[@abbasmahdavi4636]

LMAO, JAKE AND LOGAN and the word Influentials don't go together. XD

[@abbasmahdavi4636]

Philip should be on the list instead.

[@Tickerchicken]

They are capable of influencing people, just the people that can’t stop drooling

[@tehking111]

Influencers. Not good or bad people. They have such a massive reach and sell so many products. They're pretty big influencers.

[@helpidroppedmydignity6138]

*Of course* they are. It takes skill to influence so many people to hate them.

[@Coreythegreyhound]

I disagree. They’re great at being bad influences on young people!!! As unfortunate as that is, it’s what they do best

[@PenguinDrawz]

Why is the set so dark?

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

PenguinDrawz To make it more intimate ;)

[@richardphillips8260]

Because that's how the world is now! Dark as the souls of the humans on it... (I honestly don't know testing new lighting maybe ;) )

[@areskrieger5890]

I was with you up until the Milo and Trump thing, this wasn't political it was simply a grudge. As for why members of the media are attacked verbally that simply comes down to their clear lack of care for facts and neutrality, if they are allowed to sling mud then mud shall be slung back a war of words is perfectly acceptable.

[@GamesandNonsenseUnleashed]

About the Media question at the end of the show- It is the fact that Journalism has become more than just reporting the facts. It has become page after page, story after story of opinion and tabloid-worthy bait. The Media isn't respected because of years trying to fill a 24-hour news cycle and keep profits up among a rapidly changing world from old formats. There is often very clear bias from News outlets, starting with papers and channels supporting publicly a specific political figure; thus aligning themselves against the supports of the other side. They lose that neutral objective ground they were supposed to stand on. Everything has become suspect. Everything has become outrage. Everything has become truth, regardless of fact or evidence.

[@DesyncZX]

This reasons behind the internet doing anything tend to be a mix of everything that you think it could be. On the "25 most influential people on the web", the list seems extremely biased and is missing many people. They seem to have been focusing primarily on politics and controversies when they were making selections for the list, then sprinkled in people from other areas that they remembered hearing about at some point. (Includes Ryans toy reviews but ignores Pewdiepie, Phillp DeFranco, and IDubbs)

[@Whofan06]

DesyncZX It's a list of influential people, not popular people or people with established large fanbases. It's people who have had an impact, good or bad, within this year. Politics and controversy are exactly what I would expect to see on that list, not KZbinrs who have been popular for sometime but haven't done anything with great effect recently. Thats not to say the list is perfect though.

[@dhammer5842]

Phil #1 most Influential person online.

[@hottopiccowboy]

Got stood up last night, watched this video as as I walked home. Why do you find a way to make my day so much better with other people's issues???

[@TheDoomlad]

It's frustrating to watch you talk about stories that I'm already aware of because then I start to notice how many important facts that you exclude and how you frame the 'conversation' in such an non-objective way. I guess that's why they say that ignorance is bliss.

[@cassandra1234ization]

It's because his team takes apart the story from 10 different outlets and tries to stitch it back together while throwing in Phil's personality. It doesn't make for a pretty site.

[@moose8710]

Missing important facts, such as? This is a conversation.

[@charlieclifton-brown3729]

I think the internet and the news makes things seem far more connected than they are. Milo makes a comment in the UK about a story he's involved in, a few days later a guy kills people. That doesn't mean the guy was a fan of Milo or had heard what he said. It seems pretty obvious that this guy had a personal vendetta against the newspaper

[@pointlessgarbage8587]

I hope that all the living members of Capital Gazette are able to recover and come to terms with there fellow worker’s deaths. I do hope that we can learn from this. I am concerned about Hannity’s response. But Just like it was wrong for Hannity to blame Maxine Waters, it is wrong to blame anyone, INCLUDING TRUMP. Edit- except the shooter himself, he deserves all the blame and hatred

[@eeterp32]

Thanks Obama

[@ashleyw9111]

We can pretty safely blame the shooter. Smart ass remarks aside, Trump's words may have actually influenced the shooter. We can't exactly say for certain, but when I think about it and why it was now instead of years ago or years in the future, Trump could be part of the reason. He may have stirred up old resentments with his constant attack on what he sees as unfair treatment by the media, not unlike how the shooter felt he was treated. Now this was clearly a sick man to begin with, but I do think we should be thinking about how the crazies will receive our words when we speak as well. Especially the president.

[@jimmyvee2001]

Lol, did you always want to be part of a cult? Calling the news outlets the enemy of the people is next level dystopian shit. Don't you guys read 1984 down there? The rest of us in the developed world would never stand for that in our countries. Yet, you guys elect a dementia patient because you want his idiot ass to tell you what to think. Absolutely pathetic to us outside of America.

[@F0RSAKENFATHER]

On point. You are an emotional person and passionate about what you do. Yet you still TRY to hear differing opinions and WITHOUT bias have discussions about them. Thank you.

[@tunehknott9045]

I think some people don't understand that you're not listing your favorite youtubers but who you think was the most influential.

[@KookiesNolly]

Tuneh Knott 😂

[@ClemintineCake]

well he asked most influential to YOU a lot of people only watch youtube for influential content

[@KookiesNolly]

Dominic nyuon the most influential people would be the ones who influence the most the plateforme and/or the community. There isn’t an official metric for this so it could be rather subjective but that doesn’t mean that any answer is good. Someone being influential doesn’t mean that they influence you personally to do something, it’s about influencing the most people. It doesn’t even have to do with them being good or bad. Many just listed there favorite creators. Favorite and influential are far from being synonymous. It’s like when people ask you what is the most melodic sound in nature. It’s subjective, but if your answer is a sound that no one can hear for example because of its frequency, or something that literally destroys your ears and makes you deaf, you are pretty off the mark.

[@ClemintineCake]

Maybe I misunderstood phils question but i thought he was asking who was most influential in your life. It seems like an odd question to ask who we think the most influential people are period, b/c it seems like a strange thing to know, but i could definitely be wrong.

[@KookiesNolly]

how is that strange? The whole segment in the video was about who is the most influential person​ on social media period. That's why he asked us who is the most influential on YT, the question is linked to the context of the video. Asking us who is the most influential person in our lives would be weirder because it is less related to the story he was talking about.

[@catycoffeebean]

Good ol' GettyImages (not) ... I thought that site was just all stock images but I guess I was wrong

[@Coreythegreyhound]

Catrina Mraz same though????? Who knew 😂

[@maddawgmcgee]

Catrina Mraz I thought the same thing.

[@jackdaniels9133]

I don't understand where phil was going with that rant. I mean he is aware most people come to his show because they don't trust conventional outlets right? Fake news is the enemy and the media does insight violent and political action quite often(all sides). Kinda confused and speechless.

[@82Jaster]

No they aren't the fucking enemy. Aside from that, most of Phil's news when it comes to things outside of KZbinr news literally comes from the very thing you claim to be the "enemy". Like he literally sources shit to various news organizations.

[@uvscuti2047]

82Jaster so “fake” news isn’t the enemy

[@ragmitory1997]

Phil’s pronouncing “Babae Ako” made my day 😂, love your show Phil.

[@keepXonXrockin]

And since it's not it any way connected - I'm just quickly implying a connection

[@SwordsmanRyan]

keeponrockin Hannity is right: no one should be encouraging others don’t harass in real life, which is what she did. This shooting is why. Everyone loves talking shit. Nobody wants to get shot for doing so.

[@rickkybobby8118]

If hannity is right then is it not also Milo and trump's fault for the things they'e said?

[@thelastcoolguyonearth4858]

I don't believe in harassing people over politics either, but this shooting had absolutely nothing to do with that whatsoever. It's clearly just a political move on Hannity's part, and it's just as disgusting if not more so

[@thorakvideos2495]

"Back in the clickbait era"... Like the clickbait era has passed...

[@bigtiko2329]

thorakvideos it largely has in a way. Instead on near naked women you have Ali-A videos

[@TuxedoKamina]

KZbin Judge Looking at some of Phil's headlines and thumbnails I think the era is never ending.

[@bigtiko2329]

TuxedoKamina true lol

[@RockyMtnRebecca]

I wish to God Annapolis could be that 'wake up call', but it won't be. Everyone is too far gone - the press is out of their minds and the internet trolls are out in force on both sides. It's quite disturbing. And what gets lost in all of this is not just dignity and respect, but the truth. The truth is lost. *sigh*

[@MxT333]

I never thought watching the news would make me tear up as it did today. Gj Phil, keep up the strong talent of touching peoples hearts.

[@mikehauncho4874]

"We should be appreciating the people who are dedicating their lives to trying to get information to us." Please Phil, do not try to paint journalists as heroes. Most journalists got into the business; (1) for money... it's a job, (2) for notoriety that could spin into fame and fortune, (3) to get a bigger bullhorn to push their views, (4) to sit back and throw peanuts at people. The number of journalists actually "trying to get information to us" is shrinking every day. Mostly they make information to cram down our throats.

[@poppyameiIa]

please cover edwin costa / edwinsgeneration youtube abuse story, you could do a whole world of good there, phil - please consider helping him and his girlfriend, mina out and getting their story out to a wider audience!

[@munbun75]

poppy harnett can you give a tiny bit of any overview? After a quick and lazy google search of both his name and handle accompanied with the word abuse I couldn’t find anything.

[@K.pendragon]

He has to be ignoring the story at this point 😔 So many people have tagged him all over Twitter and send the videos to him..

[@empath3133]

I wish he would at least make a live video about it. Or he can explain on Twitter why he isn't covering it

[@YourMomWasHere2Day]

What happened?

[@peixe-no-pão]

I saw a comment about this on other videos, but what is the situation about?

[@WikiK1d]

Not American. My honest opinion is that I don't honestly feel anything anymore when I hear anything about a shooting in America. The fact is, the last story about a shooting that made me emotional is about a shooting in a children's school, and most of the victims were 5-year-olds. Americans love to talk about their guns so much that they're willing to let 5-year-olds die so that they can keep talking about it instead of doing anything. Why would anything change when it was journalists that died instead?

[@82Jaster]

I don't think anyone realistically expects any change. This is just what this country is now. Sandy Hook was really the nail in the coffin when it came to the gun debate. Because it was the moment that America decided that guns matter than the lives of people, and now that included children whose lives had barely even started.

[@uvscuti2047]

82Jaster yeah that’s why my guy, because people don’t want the government to have to forcibly remove weapons and probably starting a fucking guerrilla war with Texas

[@orlandojonesphotography]

Philly D is back! Finally a relevant story. Back to holding news outlets, and politicians accountable and calling out there bullsh*t.

[@Takokujin07]

Sometimes I think the internet needs to be put down.

[@ylilin]

Thanos is right.

[@grivar]

I'm in Germany so that might just happen in a month

[@anitv432]

the death of net neutrality may head ur wishes

[@Unsarcastic]

ScarletNovember frankly I was just thinking that.

[@ryleighs9575]

Irving Ceron Take jokes much?

[@elms1011]

It's no one's fault execept the person who did the violent act. We need to focus more on mental health then playing the blame game. Imagine if this shooter had proper therapy and meds to deal with his anger they would be alot less chance for him to hurt someone. Also we need to put people who make threats like this in mental hospitals not jail they need help not punishment. Guns,the media ,video games, movie, tv,left or the right are not the problem we need change at the base of the problem. You don't put a fire out by shooting water at the top you put it out by shooting it at the base. And mental health is our base.

[@NShadow]

Great coverage on all this news, Phil. Been watching you for so many years, and honestly so glad to see how much you've grown in terms of honest reporting and respectfulness. The clickbait women's images were my biggest, and probably my only gripe with the channel, and I'm so glad to see you moving away from all that. The amount of influence you have on this platform is palpable, and addressing your own missteps like that, as well as major issues like Trump's demonization of the media, has such an important effect on so many people. Thanks for everything you do, and for the person you are!

[@NShadow]

Also, I really hope you aren't swayed by some of these replies. I know most of your viewerbase is more moderate and therefore will tend to disagree on this particular stance you represented on the Trump vs the media story, but I truly do think you're onto something great with this line of thinking, and it's an issue that needs to be more largely explored on outlets like yours, especially to a younger generation that's starting to become more involved. Really do commend the direction you took with this issue and how professionally you handled it, and hope backlash doesn't cause you to feel you have to reneg!

[@markblaze4909]

keep feeling important and great for watching phil and agreeing with him. don't forget to get a hanki before you watch to clean up afterwards. douchebag.

[@whitneystriggow2368]

If your newspaper doesn’t have enemies, you’re doing something wrong. My prayers goes to the Capital Gazette.

[@redshoe7278]

Top 5 most influential for me (all are YTers) 5) Joe Rogan 4) Shane Dawson 3) Phildog Defranco 2) M-m-m-Mumkey Jones 1) Pewdiepie

[@RobinFlysHigh]

Who the heck is Mumkey Jones???

[@redshoe7278]

RobinFlysHigh He is an extremely edgy youtuber. His content is very distasteful in the best way possible

[@jamescarling825]

"world cup scandall" really cmon dude clickbait much

[@derekk4659]

Got the notification 23 seconds after the upload. Hey maybe this youtube thing isnt so bad

[@Coreythegreyhound]

Derek K SAME!!! I was shocked to say the least, look at KZbin go doing their job today. Proud of them

[@om_jy]

Oml i died with Phil mispronouncing Babae Ako 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@justjia3925]

I can only mention top 2; 1. Pewdiepie. 2. Philip DeFranco.

[@TDrudley]

In order? Cause that's sad, yo.

[@DirectionallyChallenged]

Keep Calm and Chive On Phil.

[@FenriroftheRight]

Seems like you are calling for restricted or limited speech. No one is responsible for other peoples actions.

[@Rulluh]

Fenrir of the Right when the fuck did he say anything of the sort?

[@a1dex]

So Hitler wasn't responsible for the Nazis? Staling wasn't responsible? Mao wasn't responsible? I understand what you're trying to say, but the way you said it makes no sense. People in positions like Milo, Trump, Hannity, Watters, etc. have influence over people. What they say truly does matter. The most influential people in the world and throughout history gained their influence because of one thing: their words. To say that people in influential positions have no power nor responsibility for the actions of their followers is to be completely ignorant of history and reality itself.

[@spacejohnny3001]

1. Phil Defranco - got me into the news 2. Videogamedunkey - inspired my youtube career 3. Donald Glover - inspiring to be creative 4. Todd Howard - being a big ass meme while making great games 5. H3H3 - just love em, not much else