This Will Kill YouTube

[@MogulMail]

I’m just recognizing KZbin TV is KZbin’s version of cable TV (which I use and pay for but forgot about lol) So that section kind of a wash (I do like it for sports but it is expensive as a mfer)

[@Swif1y]

Hey Lud, if you're reading this you should probably stop scrolling and take your girlfriend out for dinner. Just saying

[@Cisfordelta]

@@zKenaboss You clicked and commented so it worked

[@msnchan]

i forget youtube tv exists a lot

[@RedLittleChicken]

@@zKenaboss it’s called “Hooking” in the reader/listener.

[@averyappleby93]

A millionaire calling $60 a month expensive is wild

[@Patterrz]

I welcome Neal to the new position of public punching bag for every mistake KZbin makes, and hope he doesn't do any NFT nonsense

[@WanderLustKoi]

Damn I just in every comment section huh?? I love yo vids tho

[@aleccooper9350]

He is LITERALLY the one who removed dislikes AND the one who wanted nft integration

[@KetchupRacingSquad]

He started the KZbin nft nonsense

[@JCoffTopic]

Is he a punching bag if he deserves it

[@zynet_eseled]

If he does nft's, we are gonna all quit on the spot, right?

[@keiz_]

I'm honestly very concerned for the future of KZbin. Neal was the one who advocated for the removal of the dislike button, and he wanted NFTs on KZbin. With just those on his track records, I would not be surprised to see things get worse...

[@VixeyTeh]

Yer... I have a strange ominous feeling we'll be begging for Susan to come back in like 3 months.

[@bootykingnadal]

Oh god...

[@benjason_94]

youtube has been doing certain bad things forever, its definitely going to keep happening

[@trevorphilips2019]

Indians 🤮

[@robertpolnicky7702]

He has a 3 strike thing on copyright violations where before they just pulled the video. A 10 video limit. I'm going to rumble. Ithink he's going to hurt the company. Sound cloud asked me for more videos. This guy only ran me off.

[@321DanceQueen]

Ludwig’s outros always feel like zoom meetings where the teacher is forced to stay while u search for the end button

[@jamespayne8042]

Who's Ludwig?

[@suga7796]

who is ludwig. this is mogul mail. that ludwig guy is just an attention seeker and does everything mogul mail does and calls it "original"

[@populationme]

i agree!

[@idiot4177]

my teacher is always the first to leave 💀💀💀

[@DatCameraMON]

Mine just leave.

[@NagaSadow97]

To be honest, the only thing that bothers me about KZbin is the nonsensical censorship on the platform. It hurts far more people than it helps.

[@bh_quicksilver251]

Viewers and creators aren't the customer. The advertisers are. So if it helps get more advertisers, then that's the direction they will go. And it must help ad revenue to be overly conservative with censorship, so that's what they will do. When 1 creator leaves, 10 more will be their to fill their place. I'm not saying that doesn't suck, but it's the reality of it.

[@NagaSadow97]

@@bh_quicksilver251 Yeah I know, it's shit. Although I would say most people watch for the creator as much as, if not more than for the content itself.

[@joelman1989]

Me too. I’m not even against some censorship on a platform like KZbin. Ad revenue is a necessary evil for free content. But it’s really out of hand on KZbin. People are still censoring themselves for saying Covid-19! A thing I don’t even think they need to do anymore. But see the bigger problem is a lack of understanding about what to censor. Without that, people censor everything to be safe.

[@GroundBeef1]

swearing is okay on tv for advertisers but not on yt?

[@bh_quicksilver251]

@@GroundBeef1 no, swearing also has tons of restrictions on tv. The swearing that is allowed is heavily monitored. That's not the case on yt. Also, yt does allow some swearing.

[@SimplySwayze]

My question to Neal would be this: the single most common complaint I hear from content creators is that KZbin just straight up _does not communicate_ with its creators; major updates are dropped without warning, people who’ve had their channels suddenly taken down are left waiting for an explanation that never comes, and even the points of contact specifically hired to bridge the gap between the company and the creators remain largely in the dark and unable to resolve even the most basic of issues. How can we trust that KZbin has the best interests of its users at heart when it has thus far adamantly refused to be even remotely transparent with us?

[@felixkurzke8524]

KZbin, like any company, doesn’t have anybody’s best interest at heart, it’s as simple as that 🤷‍♂️ they’re here to make money and they’re pretty good at it. I mean we all just accept the insane amount of ads we all get now without question.

[@mikachu13_]

Good question but I doubt he'd give anything beyond a generic answer.

[@paninisen]

this 👆 it’s fucking embarrassing how the only way youtubers are (sometimes) able to get a response is through twitter.

[@lordbauer5983]

KZbin has zero incentive to work WITH creators on the development of this platform. They’re the only game in town after all, so why should they feel any pressure to kowtow to the users with only added complications on their end and little return to show for it? Consumer goodwill is meaningless when you’re already at the top. You’re going to keep using it; creators are going to keep working around whatever dumb decisions they make; and investors are going to keep collecting their cheques. When a rival platform emerges to challenge KZbin’s uncontested reign over digital content, then (and only then) will they come to the negotiating table.

[@aguyontheinternet8436]

@@felixkurzke8524 are you telling me you get ads for anything other than youtube premium?

[@lpsneverland2449]

Question for Neal: Can we please have the video sorting tabs back on channels? We need the option to go oldest to newest on channel videos instead of aggressively scrolling to the bottom.

[@NihinduAngana]

i mean who on the right mind gave the idea to remove such a great tool.. sorting? like why???? whyyyy!!

[@NihinduAngana]

​@@PrivateCitzX i apologize i do not understand what you mean there.. but im saying sometimes I like watching older videos of the creators i love (for example Storror or Pewdiepie).. like the original comment said i would like to sort by oldest to newest without having to aggressively scroll down.. we are not asking for a feature that was not there before.. the feature to sort was there before.. why fix it if itsnt broke? that was what i was saying :)

[@terakahn]

Why the fuck was this removed in the first place. I don't get it.

[@NihinduAngana]

@@terakahn exactly!! I just don't understand why would remove it I dont think theu even gave a reason.. first they removed the dislike then this.. what are they going to do next remove comments?

[@guyonheadphones]

@@NihinduAnganaDon’t give them ideas

[@ivan0912]

If Neal manages to respond to the community and actually implements wanted features, he’ll be widely accepted.

[@pantyzoup]

well his job has been to do that already so Id say hed continue to if not get worse now that he can hire another CPO

[@drschwandi3687]

He is a crypto bro. No chance he does anything good

[@loganwav]

I feel like I've seen that said about every media company, game developer, and show writer, and it never ends up that way.

[@sminem6572]

He wont lol, watch Criticals vid

[@boggart273]

Probably will prioritize nft's and Cripto bros over anything users and content creators want and/or need

[@rei-]

Not really a question but some feature suggestions for Neal: 1. Automatic A/B thumbnail testing where you can upload multiple thumbnails on a video and KZbin automatically tests which gets the highest click through and picks that thumbnail as default. 2. When you upload a short that has music already, automatically match it to a sound instead of marking it as copyright infringement. IG does this and it’s so nice. 3. Improve KZbin live chat, it moves too fast and is hard to read. You have to use Truffle to fix it. Make live chat show username handles instead. If the user isn't watching live, their chat message shouldn't show up in the live chat. It ruins the experience seeing people chat about something that isn't currently happening.

[@monhi64]

1 sounds like a hellscape, the state of KZbin thumbnails is so horrific and I fear that would just make it worse/more clickbaity. Just look at Mr. Beast thumbnails the money he pours into videos and is relatively well respected and he’s thumbnails are DREADFUL. How many near identical photos he must have taken with his mouth fully unhinged sends fear down my spine lmao

[@macicoinc9363]

@@monhi64 I agree, what we don't need is more clickbait.

[@iBridgee]

I can't even imagine what the world would be like without KZbin. It's become such a big part of our lives and culture

[@Kasiarzynka]

Stfu bots, I'm trying to read what anonymous internet people I will never meet in person have to say about a change in internet website's leadership and y'all are not helping. To the actual comment: I guess there would've been some other platform that would've filled the void eventually. It possibly wouldn't be quite as successful as YT has become. Also, can you imagine a YT-like website, but say with green or blue accents, instead of red?

[@Manj_J]

@@Kasiarzynka I was honestly thinking of the same thing. KZbin is iconic with its red colour and it's become so embedded in our online culture and lives that even if something else takes it's place, will it ever be able to fill the shoes of youtube if it were to eventually crash and burn?

[@LightSilver7]

sez u lol

[@Ser--]

Which is why it's funny whenever people pipe up about whatever bad feature. Bro, KZbin managed to take over the world, who cares if they remove downvotes, they clearly did a lot of right things.

[@JamesV1]

@@Kasiarzynkalive leak could be king

[@savvy7146]

Ludwig is so good at making people feel okay or neutral about something, I love that

[@Bo_norman]

Got to keep the monkeys tame, or they start throwing shit

[@ArDeeMee]

He‘s trying to give a balanced opinion, which I do appreciate. I don’t always agree, but I can appreciate the effort.

[@rudolphdandelion6840]

That’s what a good news media should be.

[@overlord3481]

@@ArDeeMee "balanced" opinions. You are blatantly oblivious to the fact that he is very left leaning, and many of his opinions and takes demonstrate this.

[@Matt09pearce]

What KZbin NEEDS to sort is the scam adverts and then secondary the scam bots. They (KZbin/Google) are accepting money to publish scam adverts (mr beast 1000dollar giveaway ads as an example) and frankly its a shameful practice.

[@royalhydra9790]

Unfortunately, it’s doubtful they would do so, unless they get sued for it.

[@Matt09pearce]

@@royalhydra9790 i, too, highly doubt that they'd take action unless they are made to by court order, unfortunately :/ Money over morality with big businesses :(

[@DernSure]

Best part about this comment are the three bots spamming in the replies lmao

[@JamesV1]

@@DernSureit’s actually insane how many bots there are on this site

[@unicornkitteh5332]

Lmao! With MULTIPLE bot comments on your point about the overabundance of fucking bots on here (ive reported them all, im so tired of this shit) How hard is it to make simple yet effective changes on this platform? Its blatant neglect & carelessness is what it is.

[@typ3films]

I think one, of the biggest thing they could do is first communicate any changes that they're making to the site before hand. And having a way to talk to someone at youtube without going over to twitter to get public outcry. That would be a homerun.

[@Rembreiker_lychec9257]

It's kind of impressive how the new KZbin CEO managed to make people nostalgic for Susan within literal hours of the announcement.

[@pvic6959]

dont know what you have til its gone I thought everyone hated her so I was pleasantly surprised to see people liked her lol. they just liked hating on her too lol

[@praisesui-tyan]

Man this comment has been posted in like 3 videos that I watched, including MoistCritical's vid on this.

[@CloutmasterPhluphyy]

Kinda like how pokémon fans were shitting all over SwSh and then suddenly, SwSh was the best pokémon game as soon as Scarlet and Violet came out

[@penonpaper3132]

@@pvic6959 I think hating on Susan had just become part of KZbin culture. KZbinrs loved to crap on their boss. Now that she's gone it's not the same anymore lol. "Neal" doesn't roll off the tongue as well as "Susan". The name "Susan" just sounds annoying. "Neal" sounds more nerdy idk.

[@shadebinder3599]

It's because nfts and crypto are worse than even Susan

[@ateafloor7109]

One of the main reasons dislikes were removed was because it was detrimental to new content creators. Why not just disable dislikes for the first month a video is up, or for creators with less than a million subscribers? This would solve the problem while also having visible dislikes for the majority of KZbin videos.

[@ItzStardustYT]

I can't believe Mogul Mail is the new CEO of KZbin.

[@oliverkat]

@hope.957 lol

[@fernando4959]

now the title makes sense

[@GardenChess]

So many bots wow

[@taborgilzinger8522]

I would ask Neal the same thing you asked us: what does he think of youtubes progress over the past 5-10 years? Is there anything he thinks they could've done differently in hindsight? Does he plan to stick with same direction going forward, or does he intend to switch some things up? Also, does he eat corn the long way?

[@rynnmedia]

The subpoena could’ve been the catalyst to her realizing it’s time to retire. She obviously can’t hide from it, but she probably saw it and got sick of it wanting to avoid future cases when she doesn’t need to deal with the headache. Like you said- she’s filthy rich with a family at an older age. My guess is the timing is right but she’s probably not stepping down for malicious reasons over a subpoena. Just tired after it was revealed.

[@theAlex2577]

yep it must get fucking annoying everytime having to face a bunch of boomers to explain to them why you have no control over the algorythm and youre not the reason everyone has become polarized and angry

[@Birdyboys]

Oh my god it’s all bots

[@rynnmedia]

@@Birdyboys I know :( I keep getting excited that I’ll have a thoughtful convo with someone giving an input, but.. it’s all bots smh

[@cruxell]

Holy fucking shit the bots love you

[@randxalthor]

Major CEOs don't retire in two days with a replacement picked. She spent years grooming Neal as a replacement and likely announced the move internally among the C suite at least 6 months ago. 2 days after the subpoena would be a mad dash to appoint an "interim" CEO and then an industry-wide search for a year for the best permanent candidate. It's like an airline pilot deciding to retire on final approach.

[@innocentmiau3536]

wait, Mogul Mail was behind the ChessBoxing event? that was such great content, can't believe Ludwig took all the recognition for it...

[@christianredman2621]

‘…she’s worked 25 years. She’s done her time. I think she just wants to chill.” Spoken like a true KZbin Lid

[@abigailm.7002]

ikr right lol

[@alanaatkinson551]

This video aged like fine wine. KZbin's new CEO is way worse than Susan. KZbin will never improve.

[@Timoug]

Can't tell why but I love the fact that he put "Yotube" CEO in the thumbnail

[@Saylin021]

My number one thing to ask Neal would be if he is going to try and solve the problem where mixed media companies copyright claim entire back catalogues of videos without actually owning anything in them, and essentially hold creators hostage, freezing their income and putting their account in jeopardy. Most recent example I can think of was Eckhart's Ladder. The only way to 'solve' these situations has been tweeting about it and complaining at YT's twitter account. Wish they'd try and address it.

[@Rembreiker_lychec9257]

As soon as I heard Susan was stepping down I felt it in my bones that someone worse was going to bust through the door and take over.

[@MsAnxiety]

PLEASE bring up the whole advertiser issues that have been going on. KZbin Kids is a COMPLETELY separate platform (if not, it should be), so they need to understand that they should not be overly censoring the regular KZbin, as it should be the adult version of the platform. They will lose creators over this kinda ridiculous stuff--and don't let them tell you it's not "advertiser-friendly" because ads have always run for things like Adult Swim, Family Guy, South Park, etc. As for things like triggering topics, in particular, as long as they put the trigger warning disclaimer before the video, that should be sufficient and not grounds for automatic demonetization. On that note, they should allow streamers to put it in the moment they realize something on their stream would be triggering and give them time to put that warning up if it accidentally happens so that future viewers will at least get that warning. Furthermore, say, for instance, if someone wants to talk about their experience with things like SA and DV--even their stories can get demonetized if they don't word things extra carefully or edit the video greatly. Like, I have PTSD from watching my late fiancée in the process of dying, and I've come to accept that triggers are oftentimes unpredictable/unavoidable; however, it'd be very difficult for me to talk about it on YT because they'd want everything censored to such a degree that it could potentially defeat the purpose of wanting to help others not go through similar things or learn how to cope with similar traumas. Part of the whole appeal of YT is that it feels like more of a personable experience with creators, and reality is not all sunshine and rainbows. KZbin's censorship has gotten so out of hand that--hell, I've seen doll repaint artist have to cover up DOLL PARTS, games with excessive gore and heavy/real topics get removed/highly edited, and more that ultimately get demonetized even retroactively, which can destroy many channels if they don't manage to get enough alternate streams of income coming in. Side note: I would like to also bring up that creators should also be allowed to use copywritten music so long as they provide links/credit to the original source. It's free advertisement for the musicians.

[@JustLifeLikeItIs]

Yeah what she said!

[@cjkane13]

Fair points. Seems like there’d be multiple solutions to the content/advertising issues. The music would likely need to be between the current system and your suggestion. If used it could count as a listen towards their song on KZbin music or an official music video. The artists would have to agree to it to some degree and many would want to get paid something. All of the topics you’ve mentioned should be changed for the better.

[@MsAnxiety]

@@cjkane13 I agree. As for the music thing, I'm pretty sure I've heard that YT can split percentages of revenue from videos, so maybe it could automatically apply a percentage according to what percentage of the video that the music takes up? Not sure, but it would be nice to be able to use whatever while still allowing the artist to be paid without jumping through hoops to try to get all the legal permissions and stuff each time.

[@daleread616]

I agree with Miss Anxiety. Too much censorship stifles creativity and conversation.

[@Madlock_]

So nice of Mail Mogul to be here with us at the beginning of the end of YT.

[@Karl_Baeron]

Main point i would love to hear Neal's opinion of: - communication between YT and Content creators as to WHY was a video demonotized, when and how is a new guideline update going to change things for a creator, etc

[@centaurtale]

I really hope he’s gonna make youtube better

[@Jaxv3r]

Surely

[@Noah_7s]

He's the one that wanted nft's on KZbin

[@GenderedMess]

I think he was the one that wanted NFTs onto youtube. So I have low hopes currently.

[@sminem6572]

Watch Critical's vid, he wont lmao

[@ElSeto93]

With what, adding NFTs ? :D

[@hyperkun]

I love Mogul Mail videos just as much as Ludwig vids; they are so neatly made, you have all the tabs hot and ready and the way you talk is just magnetic

[@andrewjones6950]

I think people really overestimate the power of a CEO at such a huge company

[@Wickedm1k3]

True, the power lies with the board

[@soccerruben1]

Exhibition 1: Twitter

[@Zoltan1251]

CEO has the most power over where company is going unless they mess up, thats when board takes over. Why is it like that? Stock price. If you are doing good, removing CEO tanks stock price, if bad, removing CEO improves stock price. She is responsible for the most changes, make no mistake. She was the one approving demonetization models, algorythm that destroyed short video creators or dislike removal. Board is people that are sitting on multiple boards and have no clue about inner workings of the company. At best they can say "our partners are complaining they are getting bullied, do something" and its the CEO who says "we can remove dislike button".

[@MarkkuS]

They have immense power to make things shit.

[@ct5625]

They do the same with everything, whether it's some poor cashier at Target or the President of the US. People seem to think the one person they know of is somehow God and can micromanage hundreds of thousands of people in any given system.

[@amateural]

Neal's first tweet being "let's talk" speaks volumes

[@titusweikal414]

I’d love to hear what he plans on doing with the current demonetization system and the way KZbin handles video appeals. Demonetization has been negatively effecting the gaming world of KZbin for years, and for smaller creators, getting your video re-monetized can be a huge pain, if it is even possible. It appears to many that KZbin cares more about their bottom line staying big than making sure videos that violate the guidelines get removed while videos that don’t stay up

[@wlockuz4467]

I remember seeing this comment somewhere and it was so darn beautiful "You always complained about how bad things were while never realising how worse they can get" I really want KZbin to flourish because regardless of the state its currently in, it has become a part of everyone's life in some way. But given their track record I can't find any excuses to hope for good.

[@saucemaster6452]

I'm remaining pessimistic. Susan, while admittedly not the best, is also not the worst. It can, and will probably get worse from now on.

[@R-K4DE]

"Is kind of like saying 'I love this new Kanye beat' at a synagogue" this comparison had me dead 💀

[@Rembreiker_lychec9257]

The fact that Neil was cpo whose literal job was to know the community and the site inside and out, makes me think we're just at the top of the iceberg.

[@SuperHowToGuide]

Rip Susan 😢

[@lucassasseville2224]

I miss her already

[@CbaDropDead]

Don't we all

[@wolfcub0545]

I find it absolutely hillarious how there are now bots that "make fun of the bots," but they're still just phishing for views like the bots they're making fun of.

[@LaunchpadCooks]

I should call her...

[@lordinvex1406]

KZbin is already dying. The ads are killing YT.

[@Only_Mac]

I'd love to know what Neal’s thoughts/ideas are on the future of youtube streaming cause it seems like it could have decent potential if done correctly

[@Gottaloveaxolotls]

Agreed, also my deep apologies for the many bot comments here

[@Sequence0_Paradox]

Don't expect anything bud, at first glance, it's already extremely disappointing because he advocated for NFT's to be on KZbin and also pushed for the removal of the dislike button

[@Sequence0_Paradox]

I'm just regurgitating what another commenter said, but, while undoubtedly not the best CEO for YT, Susan also *isn't the worst* because she at least kept things from turning into an absolute cluster fuck/worst case scenario and people only hated on Susan because it became YT culture at some point, like how bitching about your superiors in a company is a thing

[@ajaxkay8701]

the kanye at a synagogue analogy was too good. layers to the max

[@8o8inSquares]

Can’t wait for the interview and good luck to Neal!

[@eljayem]

I tried to agree with you yesterday when you were talking about this live, when you said people's reactions were "low IQ" I said they were dumb takes because he was working directly on features and directions with Susan already, I wrote it too short hand, I think it was taken as calling your take dumb and I got timed out, so I apologise for that, and if I had to ask Neil any questions I would say 3 things. 1. Open the entire conversation saying, "Hey, are you about to make major changes and completely swap the course of KZbin that Susan had?" that way people can calm down and see a plan. 2. When it comes to Livestreaming the major reason (when polling 5000 Small Streamers) the majority stay on Twitch seems to be because of community tools like Channel Points, etc, is KZbin considering anything like that? 3. One of the most pressing issues on KZbin other than copyright abuse, is honestly the comment section, almost no other platform has the issue that the comments on KZbin has with spam bots, fake accounts, and scams. KZbin has added a few features, but can't seem to stop the flow of bots, is there anything new coming to help creators?

[@FlakkoBC]

Thanks for the non-reactionary take -- scary how refreshing it is with all these doom-and-gloom content creators around

[@ShadowTigerKing]

Neal is the guy who was in charge of Shorts. The thing where YT said nobody needed paid for over a year because " you get more exposure for your channel".

[@LizardChase]

I'm more concerned about that court case than Neal being the new CEO to be honest. That course case could have a huge impact not just on KZbin, but the internet has a whole. Also If I could ask Neal anything I would ask. What are you're plans to improve KZbin Gaming and Live Streaming to be a better competitor to Twitch. And what are you're plans for improving monetization for videos. So far this year I have seen many creators talk about how videos are getting restricted with limited ads, Moist Critical made two videos about this.

[@ArmanZaidi]

1000%

[@DacoDots]

a question that should be asked is "What do you plan to do different now as CEO?"

[@thronkar9966]

It's always exciting and scary when there's a huge change like this, hopefully Neal is good *shrug*

[@oscaroogabooga8565]

"were removing the possibilty of negative feedback"

[@ATLAS_JET132]

Honestly i love this more optimistic take of the whole situation over the continuous doomposting everyone else has been doing

[@Rembreiker_lychec9257]

Seeing KZbin slowing trying to destroy itself is one of the most impressive things that's ever happened.

[@pepperbreath35]

Thing is nothing will come to something like youtube, the closest vimeo but if it get viral you get billed thousand of dollar and pornhub with recent purge because of a lot of problematic content

[@hastyscorpion]

youtube isn't destroying it self.......

[@xanderkai6353]

netflix is the definition of destroying itself. youtube is nowhere near that level

[@chetb]

Question for Neal: I've seen an increase in spam bot comments recently and KZbin seems surprisingly ineffective at detecting them. Are they aiming to improve in this area and what obstacles are they facing?

[@mikedg18]

You're great at delivering information, great rhythm and range of emotions!

[@mikedg18]

@SuperAgent Bro, cute cats, but you shouldn't try to mislead people. Also, did the slug eat that peanut? Edit: I just realized the comment section is full of bots, I'm an idiot

[@CombatVeteranReacts]

If you get the chance my question would be: More and more viewers trust KZbin creators for news and analysis of current events and controversies, but the automated Limited Ads/No Ads process often targets creators that report on controversies just as harshly as the actual controversial event. Manual review can take 24 hours or longer (after a story is stale) and the outcome of the review can feel arbitrary. Does KZbin have plans to improve this process or give creators more clarity of what will limit ads on certain videos?

[@aldrech]

Hey Lud, could you ask Neal about how products/community guidelines are rolled out. It feels like sometimes it just happens and are sprung spontaneously and if there’s going to be more communication in the future?

[@OnlySushiCat]

I just hope the YT kids shit that happens on the normal YT just stops right away

[@Fi_Sci_]

What matters most with Neal as the new CEO is his intent for KZbin going forward and what he can change. Communication is key, and considering the twitter response you showed, he could be open to discussion about how he will handle change with the platform. An interview could clear the air and show what he’s willing to do for the KZbin community. We won’t know till it happens, but hopefully he can show he has good intentions for KZbin.

[@StrawberryGS]

Question #2: Comment moderators - It would be nice for a creator to be able to give comment moderators power to ban/hide entire channels, the same power channel editors have, without having to give them the level of trust that giving them editor privs requires. Right now moderators can only ban spam comments one at a time, not hide the whole account. It's incredible tedious if you mod a large channel, but the channel owner doesn't trust you enough to give you editor privileges. (Which is very understandable from their perspective.) Likewise, a moderator power to "hide all comments from this user PLUS all comments that have REPLIED to this user in the past" so that a moderator can with a single push of a button hide all the bot-posts plus all the people who "helpfully" say, "Ignore them, it's a bot" so that after the bot comment is removed the helpful-peoples' comments don't look strange.

[@steelhawk8026]

My question would be: Are you going to clearly state the youtube regulations and apply them evenly across the board to all content creators or will you continue to pick and choose how you handle different infractions?

[@cipher0328]

Better give examples in your question to improve your argument if you really want to find out

[@chrisedrev9519]

Could you ask him if they would stop focusing so much on average view duration, and instead focus on average percentage watched? Right now KZbin penalizes you if you make videos that are shorter than your average upload length.

[@KingsonDE]

I think if Neal is being transparent about his and KZbins plans in general (which he seems to encourage by wanting to talk to you) there's nothing to be afraid of

[@InvisibleInternetGuy]

The Patagonia comment is so fucking true. I work for a big video game company, and my studio gave us this amazing sweater jacket that I now always wear...

[@StarchieHalo]

I can't imagine KZbin getting any worse But KZbin always finds a way lol

[@checkmate3196]

I’m just so proud of Susan because she was a woman in a high position, and as a female, thats inspiring

[@lexikiq]

both the outgoing and the incoming CEOs vocally supported the changes to dislikes and NFTs so i don't really get why his support for them is being treated as such a big deal lol. definitely think you're right in saying it's going to be more of the same

[@trebornedrad5057]

I think it's a mix of all those. She's 54 years old, has kids, and there's a lot of stressful stuff that's about to happen to KZbin and its management.

[@Bleax]

Can’t wait for your new CEO interview! Get that goose ass money 🙌🏽

[@ferrouslam]

One of the features I miss the most is the (Oldest Videos) feature. People don't talk about it, I don't think it's coming back, but it'd be great if there was an alternative to looking at a creator's older videos that doesn't go against the reasons they took it out. If that's possible. I'd at least like to know if they've thought about an alternative, or if it's an option that will just not appear again. But awesome video! I don't think the new CEO is as bad as people make him out to be if you're able to communicate with him just like with Susan. Looking forward to the interview!

[@ArmanZaidi]

i loved it

[@harland70]

My boy Luddy doesn't know what KZbin TV is 😆

[@hemanth8833]

Wow 12 take Tyler. It must be hard to record this episode for you.

[@paytoneskildsen5798]

That Kanye joke had me rolling on the floor 🤣

[@dinosaurtimeandfunnyvideos]

After something like this happens, someone has been at a post for a long time, and then leaves, we're gonna be playing hot potato with new CEOs.

[@HafeezNoorani]

Dude your content is so entertaining. You manage to make the most mundane things interesting. Well done!

[@DuskonYT2000]

Haha yeah big shocker the end of the vid, but great video! I think I’d ask Neal what his roadmap might look like for the next fee years of youtube, and get maybe his take on the current state, and then his goals for the future. Also, I think honestly you had pretty decent take concerning the state of youtube. We can’t really foresee the future of youtube definitively because it’s so subjective to each person. I mean like, there are some over arching things that can be good or bad for youtube, but for the most part it’s like you said, you know if you didn’t like how it was run, then you won’t like the next few years, and if you do, then great! But yeah just more of the same. Anyway great vid lud, keep popping out the lukewarm bangers lol

[@boggersegg6237]

The end of youtube? I thought it already happened.

[@Yerocco]

Ludwig is carrying KZbin at this point.

[@ShawntheGreat]

Hopefully the new CEO has some good things coming to the platform........sounds like he has a good resume, but he WAS part of the NFT thing last year.....

[@StrawberryGS]

What I'd like to know is: Is there a way for small creators to spread out their "test" views over the course of the day or the week. I don't like having to research the exact right time of day/week to release my shorts video. It is clear from my analytics that KZbin only lets viewers "pull" my video to them for about 20-60 minutes shortly after it is released. (I'd say, "KZbin pushes my video to user's shorts feed for only 20-60 minutes" but the YT blog posts imply that they like to think of the algorithm the reverse of the way I do.) When I finish making a short in the middle of the night US time, if I release it immediately, it gets 200-2000 views for exactly 40 minutes, or maybe 60 if those first viewers liked it taking it to 7K views, or as little as 20 minutes if the first viewers didn't like it, and then it gets near-zero more views. Most of the US audience sleeps through the entire time when my video is test-added to people's shorts feed. I feel as though US viewers would enjoy the content more than those in Indonesia, but Indonesia and the Philippines are the places where my videos are most popular because when I first started releasing shorts, it was prime time there, so my subs are there. Those viewers are really not liking my MrTechnodad content, which is distinctly different from my prior content and unlikely to persist, yet, it's still awesome and the most likely thing to get me to that 90M, but I can't change that test audience of existing subs. Once YT thinks it's locked in who my audience is, it's hard to change that.

[@hemmoau]

RIP Susan :( She could've been a good influence on the platform. Gonna dislike Luds 2 Susan vids in her honour 😂

[@mordecaiepsilon]

For your web browser You can fullscreen with F11 and close tabs with CTRL+ F4 Just an aesthetic suggestion UI elements tend to date videos

[@DavidOfficialChannel55]

Ludwig why are you so political these days. It seems like every video now has a sly political comment thrown in there that just leaves a sour taste, less fun and inclusive. Even the podcast seems to have a lot of political topics too which makes the content less enjoyable. Not saying its bad to have an opinion, just saying the content is less enjoyable with the amount of politics/sly political statements thrown in in recent times

[@theAlex2577]

his always been political , it just seems like his politcs dont seem to align with yours anymore so you notice it more.

[@DavidOfficialChannel55]

@@theAlex2577 i don't think its about whether our opinions align or not. He can align with whatever he wants to thats fine with me, but he isn't like how he was before and talks/mentions political things/jabs that are just unnecessary so much more these days.

[@TwoBsTwoTs]

It’s his channel, don’t like it, don’t watch

[@TwoBsTwoTs]

He doesn’t like republicans since they can be very hateful. Who is making fun of a dead trans kid on Twitter?

[@theAlex2577]

​@@DavidOfficialChannel55 brother ive been watching lud since 2019, his always been left leaning and making jabs at right wing ideologies. again if youre noticing it more its cause youve probably gone further right or hate "politics". but i mean its kinda unavoidable if youre talking about pop culture/news

[@matthewfisher6099]

Question for Neal: KZbin has a complex set of policies related to firearm content, including not being able to load some magazines into guns and (what was recently removed) not being able to show the attachment of suppressors. How do you plan to balance the need to protect public safety with the rights of gun enthusiasts to share content related to their hobby?

[@user-zh7th2ge1c]

I think its worth mentioning that investors want to see companies explore every avenue of growing their value. So most opportunities are probably going to be at least publicly spoken about.

[@Cusey]

Appreciate a civil take that understands everyone is human

[@steveo1131]

Susan wasn't the one who pushed for NFTs or the removal of dislikes. Neil did. KZbin is screwed.

[@emma_nutella58]

As long as I can still watch family guy clips with gameplay footage at the bottom I’m happy

[@Fykis]

the thing that impresses me about Ludwig is he does this all in one take front to back while switching scenes on OBS and clicking through the browser. or at least thats what he makes it look like

[@monicag_00]

Please bring up the fact that videos can get demonetized because of SUBTITLES, sometimes the autogenerated subs think someone said a swear word and it straight up loses monetization, it's insane

[@thebrainbuilder2849]

4:33 bro made me spit my food 💀💀💀

[@wigpiipgiw1582]

My problem with Yt TV is that it randomly starts trying to live stream videos onto a TV and that it's really annoying to turn off

[@YeloFelo]

Video title: "This Will Kill KZbin" The actual conclusion reached in the video: "Nothing is changing tbh"

[@bobSeigar]

'We got something going on here' Dang. Ludwig fishing for some parasocial relationships still.

[@justnate01]

alaskan here, can confirm, my family comes from cometown alaska but the internet is bad there

[@Arkatox]

Unironically, Ludwig's "lukewarm," non-drastic takes play a large part in why I enjoy and respect this channel.

[@SirFloofy001]

She worked 25 years for a company she helped build from the very beginning, shes over 50, she has kids, courts are throwing drama into her career. Its the perfect time to retire, I'd do it whether or not i was apart of whatever things were going on.

[@nitsuix]

It's funny, because I remember people freaking out when Susan became CEO. And now they're freaking out about this new guy taking over lol.

[@Tom_Hillman]

If you didn't already know, you can tell Ludwig isn't an old KZbinr, His main 2 reference points for Susan in this vid were dislikes and NFTs 😭

[@light2091]

I know in 2017ish she was under a lot of accusations for censoring republicans. That’s the only controversy I know her from

[@Tom_Hillman]

They gave user data to Viacom in 2010, the Content ID system had an awful rollout in 2013, In 2016 they made it worse by incentivising people to strike videos with the KZbin Heroes Program. The 2017 adpocalypse didn't just affect alt-right creators, but any creator who swore, made challenging jokes, or left wing channels reporting on controversial topics. That basically invented the dreaded 'demonitized' status. It was an awful decision to avoid losing sponsors which didn't work. The republicans really got mad in 2019 when KZbin actually decided to make a good decision, to crack down on alt-right accounts. Also in 2017 was the scandal where mass amounts of pedos were in the comments of kids videos writing coded messages to one another, and KZbin didn't do enough to stop it. They gave certain favoured creators (Logan Paul, Jake paul etc) more money per view deliberately because they were encouraging that type of engaging, ignorant constant for kids. Not to mention, Individual creators and their dramas with KZbin as a company would take hours to write about.

[@Larkus]

The Yard should put an [OUTDATED] tag on the interview like speedruns do as a meme

[@toxic6074]

I'm glad you're asking Neal about dislikes! Looking forward to the interview!

[@bowxfire5275]

Questions I would ask Neal. 1. What are you do you think about spam comments on youtube. 2. Opinion on bringing back dislikes. 3. Nfts. 4. Improvements in communication with creators. 5. Temporary testing of stuff before dropping updates like Hiroshima. 6. Better ways to upload videos to youtube. 7. Detailed transparency about payments to content creators. 8. His vision about youtube.