I have mad respect for Robert willing to do this video, no other social platform would even think of doing this. And thank you Casey for giving him the platform to give him a voice that's heard.
Good to see educational content being mentioned again. Often feels we are shoved into a corner with no real backing from TH-cam. EDU people could make some incredible TH-cam Red content, if given the opportunity.
Real Engineering the only youtube red series I have ever been interested in is Mind Field by Michael Stevens. It’s not like educational content hasn’t been given any opportunities when it comes to Red.
Honestly I think engineering education has been neglected by atleast western society as a whole, and TH-cam is just the voice of that society, personally I would love to see more engineering shows on TH-cam red as it is literally the building blocks of our society
Real Engineering agreed! As an online teacher, I use TH-cam as a tool for my students. TH-cam has been an invaluable resource and learning tool for everyone. I would definitely subscribe to Red if there are educational shows.👍
As a family that doesn't have cable anymore, TH-cam is out main source of video content. I would love to see more fun, educational content driven towards children. And if it exists I would love to see TH-cam back it more.
Algebraix's business model is eliminating the middle man. Google's the middle man, and runs their own advertising network. Part of that revenue goes to keeping TH-cam online. Why would Google host TH-cam for free?
This was wonderful - thanks for taking the risk to reach out to them, and big ups to YT for accepting the challenge and showing up and turning up. You give me hope for the platform.
Gus Johnson I think he should do this again, maybe regularly. It’s way better to make appearances on creator’s channels than to make their own channel like that CEO did. I’m not sure if he should just be on Casey’s channel, maybe switch it up a little.
Casey, you had really great questions! It's too bad Robert danced around certain topics, especially the demonetization and yellow icon issues, but hopefully 2018 does include more transparency from TH-cam and the platform can rise up! Thanks for the awesome interview
Yes. AND he should have asked about the technical issues from NOV27 (mean the technical issues with falsely shadow-banning so many creators and then claiming "great success" in a press release so advertisers come back :) --- SO MUCH COLATERAL DAMAGE and still no fix! THATS really the biggest issue right now. I know you have this problem too TPMVids!
I agree it was weak, but also, I think people had unrealistic expectations. Casey needs to stay on TH-cam's good side. Why would you go spit in the eye of someone who controls your entire business.
What would a hard interview get him? Nothing. The dudes still gonna make bank and still going to give the same answers or say something like "I'm sorry I can't answer that". lol, wouldn't make a difference.
Casey, I really enjoyed this video. I appreciate you highlighting other creators and I appreciate you reaching out to TH-cam to have them in your studio to talk through their approach and how they see things through their vantage point. You’re a great role model and a source of inspiration. Thank you for all that you do and for sharing it with us.
That's what happens when someone gets easy questions and isn't pressed for more information when they give a bullshit soundbite answer. This interview was trash.
October 8, 2021 Fantastic interview Casey - I have been home ill for two weeks (unheard of for me) - and - I have filled my bed bound days with watching years of your content, growth & stories --- it's been quite a journey! I think I'll sign-off for awhile when I finish your interview of Mr. Robert Kyncl (CBO of TH-cam) you have so masterfully made happen; congratulations to you Mr. Casey Neistat! Well done indeed -
Thank you for the interview Casey. Here are the take home messages from the interview: 1) be a female youtuber (it is helpful) 2) they wont tell us what is appropriate, inappropriate to post for youtube videos. 3) if you are a small youtuber like me who make original parodies, they would probably ignore you because YOU CANT EVEN EMAIL THEM AND ASK ABOUT A SIMPLE QUESTION when they recently announced that they will hire 10,000 human labour to manually review channels
I think this was a great start. It's impossible to cover all those topics in depth in a 20 minute interview, so naturally a lot was left on the table. I don't think this means Casey was letting him off easy, I think he just wanted to cover as much as possible. (The yellow icon/demonetization discussion alone could go on for another hour!) I'm happy that someone at YT was willing to sit down with Casey and go unscripted to some tough questions. But, I would love to see more--a monthly interview would be great!
no question is hard if you are not follow thru if you get a doggy PR reply. And why not simply make it longer? felt sooo weak. CN could have done this so much better.
Fam, when you get this kind of opportunity, out of respect for your viewers and all the other content creators you MUST ask the controversial questions, and keep him pinned.
We literally learned nothing from this interview. 18 minutes of him beating around the bush. No solutions. No help. Just "We're working on it" This is the response I get from creator support every time there's an issue with my channel.
Hahahah Same here Mastar :p Not satiesfied with this interview i am also an indian creator like you here in india the adds revenue is too less we get 2 to 3$ on 40 to 50k views .,
Maybe because TH-cam is huge, and therefore the problems that are associated with it are big as well. Thus 20 mins are not gonna cover everything or solve everything. I would say as an informational video it is helpful overall.
if you were expecting solutions to be had in this video you likely had your expectations set too high, what we can expect from this is to have a more "personal" talk with someone with power at youtube instead of it just being a faceless comment, it gives a different meaning to what is being said even if the words are the exact same, this will help moving forward just not instantly. the comment section of this video is likely being watched with more attention than normal as well so as long as talks here don't devolve into a slugfest issues being debated here may have a stronger influence in the future.
Thank You Casey and Paul for sharing this chat with the entire TH-cam community! Casey you did a great job representing and voicing the concerns of the creators! Being a female creator who has educational content on sustainability, mindfulness and green cosmetics what do I need to do to get that much needed extra push Robert mentions on this interview? Thanks!
I have to say that this was extremely informative and I appreciate the fact that it even happened. That said, Casey I've only seen about 5 of your videos, I'm not subscribed to your channel and the only reason I ended up here is because a few weeks ago I watched a video of yours on the DJI Spark... As a media person, I love the back story that you pulled out of the interview at the end of the video!
Thanks for this Casey! Would love to see this is a more regular sort of thing. I feel like there is still so much more we’d like to hear answered (especially more specifics)... you’re the man
I dont see any spam from him. Try refreshing your page and check again. He's not really the kind of guy who would spam stuff(at least going off of the content he makes).
Jeff Nippard TH-cam should start promoting channels like yours and many other fitness youtubers. I think that it's an amazing community that is very underrated.
Thank you guys for sharing this. As a new creator, it has been tough to figure out TH-cam as a whole. It can even be intimidating and difficult when it comes to creating relevant, but honest content. This was very insightful, as far as seeing what TH-cam is all about and hearing what they stand for as a platform. This is so great! Thank you for sharing.
Johnny Peters I like the idea of this but would be curious on how to scale it. The obvious thing would be something like videos over 1 million subs, particularly ones with young demographics, get reviewed immediately by a board or committee, but I feel like that would become very hard to scale as TH-cam continues to grow. Also that leaves all of us who are under 1 million (or whatever number they would potentially decide on) left in about the same position we are now. I definitely like your idea a lot, just thoughts to build on it
blabla62871 I think everyone is. But I think this and the couple of actions they have taken in the last few days regarding Logan Paul have at the very least, been in a positive direction. Hoping they keep with this trend of clear communication as well
No matter how and what I feel about all this, thank you so much. I started watching your vlog D. 1st March and now missing 8 Vlog`s, then I've seen them all.
Robert, give an in-person interview to Philip DeFranco. I know Casey said he wasn't throwing softballs, and that's true, but Casey also didn't press the issues even slightly. Phil would do it right.
clear mist Exactly. There isn’t a point in interviewing someone if you can’t get straightforward answers. Roberts answers do not have any substance behind them, but then again, Casey’s questions weren’t the best either.
yup he kind of danced around most of everything. Even the last question he said, freedom of speech, opportunity, access, freedom to belong. While he did name them a bit more different from standard he just gave some obvious ideas as an answer to: What's next. The guy should have answered with specific new features to be coming in fallowing few months or years. Similar stuff happened with every other question.
Thanks guys. Casey,this interview was extremely insightful. It helps to put in perspective my own thought of how we as new creators are looked after and the responsibility we have to help this platform stay healthy and sustainable. Love your work. I have been binge watching your material for the last two weeks.....lol
Wow...extremely underwhelming interview. Robert hardly answered any question and Casey never called him out and insisted on a direct answer. Chance wasted.
Thanks Casey, we definitely needed those questions answered from somewhere on the inside. This should help us all both big creators like you and small creators like me to understand better what's going on.
CPM in most of the Europe countries will always stay low ( im from Croatia ), i have total of 11,000,000 views ( 95% monetized ) and i made 450$ ... No way to do youtube full time in poor countries... Can TH-cam do anything about that ?
Solomon Kofi Otu Thompson Casey went to many proper interviewers for questions to ask, he just did the interview. This was stated in his other video about this interview and he stated on Twitter that he collaborated with Phil.
Okay, let's be real. I really looked forward to this video, I expected to get some answers after months of no or very little communication from TH-cam about demonetization, ads, algorithms, the secret codes etc. All I got from this interview is the same vague, indirect statements that we've been getting over the last few months. There was nothing, absolutely nothing new or enriching in these 19 minutes. As a creator that tries to make a living out of, let's say, slightly edgy, not politically correct content, I am extremely disappointed. Every single video I uploaded in 2017 got demonetized, no suggested views, no recommendation boxes. I truly don't believe TH-cam cares about creators as much as they care about advertisers. After all, it's advertisers who have been bringing money to them, so why care so much about creators? Let's adapt to the PC rules and policies of the biggest companies in the world! Only mentioning the freedom of speech in this video is such a hypocrisy. I also can't believe Robert was born in the same country as me. We're very direct and honest here, unlike him in this interview. Shit, I'm gonna have some beers.
I'm glad we are finally getting honest answers and this video just proves to me that yes, TH-cam is on our side. Viewers don't come here to watch Ads but instead to watch the content they want so the ball has always been in our court.
Well, monetizing it would create a HUGE conflict of interest since it is a video containing one of the heads of TH-cam. They know the video will pull a lot of traffic.
i believe the monetization system is based on 2 factors: 1)if the content is appropriate for advertisers and 2) if the content is appropriate for TH-cam. if this man put his time and effort into a video, he should be paid for his work..
I love how people are surprised that Casey didnt went hard enough in this interview. He's TH-cam's lapdog, what did you expect? They got him on a leash at all times, of course he's not going to go after them
Casey is a little league softball pitcher with these questions! He needs to throw some heat. I would say this was a wasted opportunity but he truly opened up the doors for more creators and more communication in general between TH-cam and the creators. I have a feeling 2018 will be a great year for TH-cam.
Erick Khan Casey probably didn't want to push too much because in a way, Kyncl is sort of Casey's boss. I know the content creators are the back bone of TH-cam and there would be no TH-cam without them. BUT pushing too much and pissing this guy off could've been too much of a risk.
I dont think he needs to push him when he is not dodging to answer any questions. It was a nice and respectful interview not some mudfight which youtube has seemed like lately - i really enjoyed it!
@Rasmus Raarup THIS^^^ Thank you. It's possible to have a informative and interesting interview without going for the f*cking throat. The whole world would be better off if there was more civilized discussion such as this. People often forget that TH-cam is a business, and business is imperfect. As much as they would love to be a social justice warrior, they still have to make money, and that means balancing the NEED to make money and the DESIRE to do the right thing. That doesn't mean that every business in the world can be unethical, money grubbing a**holes in the name of making a buck, but the consistent obliviousness to the complexities of running a business of this size is maddening. It drives me crazy when people want all these services on the web, but then completely ignore the fact that they require ENORMOUS amounts of capital to remain intact. You want a platform that allows you to make money with little to no financial investment? Be ready to make some compromise.
I feel like it’s such a huge company and there are so many factors, people, programs, and things to be put in place and nothing is perfect without disappointing someone.
He mostly skittered around these questions in a way that was flawless and unnoticeable without giving any *real* concrete answers. Most people will buy it, but I won’t. We still have no *real* understanding of what’s really going on and where their mindset is going. If that’s how they are going to be, fine. But as for the rest of us, we will continue to be on a look out for a better user friendly platform that will give good hard working content creators a real chance.
I have been using this example, " That was really, really hard.....trying to stabilize an eco-system that is, ya know, moving around." Huh ? Really ? Nice guy, but maybe not the most relatable personality. IMO, in this circumstance, people prefer a direct, break-down-the-basics approach. Answers like those are a) unclear and ambiguous b) presumes the listener has a detailed and historical knowledge of the top, and c) just sounds too much like a politician's answer. Why was it "hard" for you and what do ya mean by ECO-SYSTEM? Maybe follow-up questions could have made a difference ?
Thank god other people are noticing, he basically did this; He starts getting off topic but keeps it similar to what was asked (If he could empathize with how a TH-camr's work into his own work experience), and answers the question on the topic he switched it to. In this case, he answered the question "How can you relate your past work to the work of content creators on TH-cam". Much easier question to answer than how he could relate to the effect that the videos he's demonetizing have on the people who rely on them for income.
youtube should have a youtube channel. now hear me out. what if youtube hired some people to run effectively a news show where they talk about what they are doing to advance the platform and fix relationships between advertisers - youtube - creators and viewers. they could put the videos they make on a special page on youtube for everyone to see. say they do daily or weekly uploads to let us know what’s going on. they need a platform to talk to us like this, and ironically they are also the biggest streaming service on the internet, why don’t they utilize this to talk to the community. this is what i think at least.
They don't need to hire anyone. Big news channels would love to talk about this and ones they find out about it they do it already... But they can only broadcast what TH-cam tells us which isn't a whole lot.
Wow I am so suprised that Robert is from my country. Without you Casey I will probably never hear about him which is pretty ironical :D. Thank you for inviting this such a inspirational person.
Mad respect to Casey and big thanks to Robert for doing this but I have to be honest. This wasn't at all what I expected. I don't feel like we have any more answers that we did before the interview. This is all stuff we have already heard. On top of that, he talks like the yellow demonetization icon isn't a problem anymore and their bot is working. Trust me. It is not. I get videos all the time that get flagged and have nothing but harmless words in them. So for him to set there and talk like things are fixed and OK shows how totally out of touch he is with what is actually going on or its a PR move to try and make it look like everything is OK when he knows it is not. Once again I appreciate the effort but I was really expecting a more in-depth interview. I would really like to see Robert do an interview with Philip DeFranco.
Nothing was answered in this video .. its total bullshit.. Casey knows where his money comes from and now that CNN dropped him TH-cam is his income.. He never intended to hold TH-cam Accountable.
YT works pretty simple... you have a big audience, you will be rewarded! I don't understand what people think this is? The first reason to create content should be passion about something! All I hear is complains about monitization... YT is no welfare... there are millions of small creators out there and all are complaining about money... this is not how entertainment works! In my opinion they should raise the bar much higher in order to be allowed monetization, that way there'd be more quality on YT and less effortless attempts to get money out of it!
Wow, after watching this video I have so much more respected understanding for TH-cam now. I hope the senior leadership continues to do more interviews in the future.
TH-cam needs a discovery page for new creators.They have some random discovery video they post once every month of some new content creator, but the requirement is that you post often. Some of us content creators spend a ridiculous time making videos and can realistically only push 1-2 videos a month. Not sure why the algorithm opposes quality over quantity. I personally spend 100+hours making 1 video, and with school and my job that makes it nearly impossible to push content out quickly.
Loved this interview! If there was a follow up, we’d love to hear thoughts on small creators like us having ads on our videos but not be able to receive revenue since we’re under the 1000 subscriber mark. Thanks for this Casey!
I got confused on this. He suggested to not publish videos until they get reviewed. But the video will not get reviewed until there are 1000 views within 7 days. How does that work?
To get an early read on whether your content is likely to receive a yellow icon, you can upload a video as unlisted or private and check the monetization status before making the video public. TH-cam typically does an initial classification of the video within 2 hours after upload. If you make adjustments to the title, description, or thumbnail, the system will take another look at the video within 24 hours (without having to request a manual review).
penatur I've tried tweaking my uploads that way but I haven't had any success. It's kind boggling as to why it happens on every video and has now for months.
Ok, but there's still no answer to the fundamental flaw in the current demonetization system: if videos are consistently demonetized and then remonetized after review, it means those creators are *not* violating the community guidelines. So, YT's response to "how can I avoid demonetization" being "check the guidelines" is completely unhelpful because those creators are already meeting the guidelines. There needs to be a way to address this flaw.
This was addressed just a few days ago. Any videos that are demonetized because they violate the guidelines (which are now reviewed by human beings) will most likely be demonetized permanently, with the channel possibly losing their ability to monetize entirely, along with TH-cam silencing the channel entirely by removing them from the Recommendations section. In other words, no more partnership, no more sponsors, no more having their content pushed to the top of the page. This all happened about... two or three days ago.
Videos should be reviewed automatically before they are monetized so creators don’t have to ask for the monetization back, and they should also be reimbursed for lost money prior to monetization on each video.
My point is that my videos are consistently flagged and demonetized by the algorithm. When I ask for a human to review it, they are *always* re-monetized. In other words, the human reviewer concluded that my videos *do* meet community guidelines and that the *algorithm was wrong* to demonetize my videos. Despite this, I'm stuck in a continual loop of upload-demonize-review-remonetize and there's no way for me to address the problem because there is no tool available to assess the cause of demonetization. When I contact YT, I only receive canned answers about checking the guidelines, but again, YT employees have determined that my content meets those guidelines already. It's like failing a multiple choice test because I used a pencil instead of a pen, when everyone expects the good ol' No. 2 pencil to be the appropriate writing utensil.
My suggestion to TH-cam would be to remove the algorithm entirely, or to have someone else come in and refine it instead of having the algorithm try to learn by itself. When you leave a a program to learn what it needs to do, it behaves like a child. Mistakes will be made for a very long time, and for us as creators, it costs us more than it helps us. The problem here, is that it hurts TH-cam as well because the algorithm stops its own developers from getting paid. TH-cam is effectively shooting themselves in the foot with a machine gun here. This new system is going to be in full swing in about 8 days. Until then, we won't know much. However, I think it's a good idea to use this very platform to bring up the issue. I'd also have to see your content to get a little more insight on why this is happening. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a TH-cam employee. However, I do like seeing what's going on in the business world. Mike's suggestion is something that's a little off and cannot be done, nor will it ever be done for the simple reason that TH-cam is under no legal obligation to reimburse you for lost wages because of the fact that you do not work for TH-cam. TH-cam is a platform that allows you to earn money in a virtual space.
I am a small youtuber and I am so glad I just watched this. I just subscribed too you. I am also going too share this in my small youtuber groups so that they understand why all of this is happening. Good video thank you for making it.
This was really amazing BUT I don't feel like he delved in quite deep enough into what direction TH-cam as a company is trying to get their content to go in. I do think that TH-cam's top executives having sit down interviews like this on the platform is a GIANT step in the right direction. I would like to see more of this when big issues arise so we could get responses much faster along with what they are trying to do to fix them. This would allow the creators to provide input so we can be part of the solution as well.
Agree - I think this was an excellent start but I was definitely still left with question marks in a lot of categories. Hoping they'll do more of this soon.
thats too much too soon. we need to have a comfortable relationship with the top guys at youtube before diving deep otherwise they would immediately shut us out. but like you said this is definitely the step in the right direction.
Jaret - I worked in advertising/publishing for over 30 years. TH-cam makes money by running advertising. You make money by having advertisers on your videos. My advice is, whenever you make a video, pretend you are an advertiser and think, would I want my ad to run on this video? Now remember, the big advertisers are very sensitive to inflammatory content and don't want their ads to be be anywhere near it. Keep that in mind, and go and make good content. Good luck!
So you are saying Advertisers were ok to put ads on Logan Paul even before the whole suicide incident? Becuase his content was crap, is crap and will be crap. The advertiser wants exposure, they don't really give a hoot about content unless it gets a negative attention. Advertiser cares about how big of an exposure they have they don't worry about content or content creators till it's on national news with major backlash.
absolutely, how can you have all the decision makers that effect our lives as creators not have any personal relationship or conversation with grass roots creators. It doesn't mater, whether you have 100 subs or 100,000 subs. Good creators need a voice, recognition and to be supported. We all start at Zero ultimately.
Hi casey. I love your videos, I watch them everyday. TH-cam is really a great platform which really changes my life the way I see it & just like you and the other youtubers makes it possible. I'm really thankful for the youtubers who changes my life.
Casey: This is Robert, he's the guy that runs everything on TH-cam. Robert: Hey Guys. Casey: Is this your first time ever making a TH-cam video? Robert: Yes. LMAO.. GG guys.
He didn't actually answer your questions. He gave nice little soundbites and platitudes, but didn't give any concrete responses. I felt like it was a bunch of fluff. I would have liked to hear something like, "this is the method by which we are going to open up lines of communication between you, the creators, and us, the corporation. Additionally, this is the way that *other* people in the community can reach out to TH-cam". TH-cam's biggest downfall is their lack of communication. I understand that they have shut that down because opening those floodgates is effectively asking for a logistical nightmare, but it needs to be addressed at some point. You can't have a bunch of 'employees' who cannot talk to their 'bosses'. These people are pretty brilliant... surely they can come up with some type of system that makes the community feel heard.
THIS is the response I would have written, but you wrote it before me, so upvote to you. Full of corporate BS that Execs push because they want you to be on their side, but don't want to show that TH-cam has flaws.
thank you so much robert! for taking the time for Casey and all of us to film this video and clear up the questions on youtube. this video was really helpful, I believe it helped all of us creators! thank you so much Casey for doing this for us.
I have mad respect for Robert willing to do this video, no other social platform would even think of doing this. And thank you Casey for giving him the platform to give him a voice that's heard.
Brandon Salt More than a year too late if you ask me. TH-cam cares about advertisers and their money, not about creators.
UPDATE: 'Matty Love 2' EXPOSES TH-cam letter proving they knew Logan FAKED the SUICIDE in Japan and SKYDIVE VLOG!!
True, but TH-cam is still young and has much to learn.
Well they didn’t think of doing this, Casey did.
It was conv for him casey is in ny the main yt building is in ny
Good to see educational content being mentioned again. Often feels we are shoved into a corner with no real backing from TH-cam. EDU people could make some incredible TH-cam Red content, if given the opportunity.
Real Engineering the only youtube red series I have ever been interested in is Mind Field by Michael Stevens. It’s not like educational content hasn’t been given any opportunities when it comes to Red.
Real Engineering I definitely read this in your voice. Love your videos!
Honestly I think engineering education has been neglected by atleast western society as a whole, and TH-cam is just the voice of that society, personally I would love to see more engineering shows on TH-cam red as it is literally the building blocks of our society
Real Engineering agreed! As an online teacher, I use TH-cam as a tool for my students. TH-cam has been an invaluable resource and learning tool for everyone. I would definitely subscribe to Red if there are educational shows.👍
As a family that doesn't have cable anymore, TH-cam is out main source of video content. I would love to see more fun, educational content driven towards children. And if it exists I would love to see TH-cam back it more.
Maybe something like Algebraix could be the solution to the ad issues on TH-cam.
Can you elaborate more on how algebraic equations can fix advertisement issues on TH-cam
I've actually been looking into this lately with the data breach from Facebook.
Any links to this?
Algebraix's business model is eliminating the middle man. Google's the middle man, and runs their own advertising network. Part of that revenue goes to keeping TH-cam online.
Why would Google host TH-cam for free?
I get what you're saying. The concept of Algebraix is still pretty impressive though.
This was wonderful - thanks for taking the risk to reach out to them, and big ups to YT for accepting the challenge and showing up and turning up. You give me hope for the platform.
So excited to finally see this. Huge props to everyone involved here for setting this up.
hey gus, love u
Gus Johnson playboy.
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Gus Johnson I think he should do this again, maybe regularly. It’s way better to make appearances on creator’s channels than to make their own channel like that CEO did. I’m not sure if he should just be on Casey’s channel, maybe switch it up a little.
Mitchell Robbins????? 2 cute
Casey, you had really great questions! It's too bad Robert danced around certain topics, especially the demonetization and yellow icon issues, but hopefully 2018 does include more transparency from TH-cam and the platform can rise up! Thanks for the awesome interview
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Yes. AND he should have asked about the technical issues from NOV27 (mean the technical issues with falsely shadow-banning so many creators and then claiming "great success" in a press release so advertisers come back :) --- SO MUCH COLATERAL DAMAGE and still no fix! THATS really the biggest issue right now. I know you have this problem too TPMVids!
TPMvids I like Casey's videos but his new hair style looks so funny and it dosent suit him at all
Jesus Nieves What does that have to do with this whole interview?
Dylan Fales lol i was just saying
Nice try Casey, but we knew this would be a soft interview. Id like to see Phillip DeFranco interview someone like him
Pinnacle Of Man TM casey are weak tho. The ceo of youtube are a coperate people has more power then him
Pinnacle Of Man TM mate don't bite the hand that feeds u that's all I'm sayin
I agree it was weak, but also, I think people had unrealistic expectations. Casey needs to stay on TH-cam's good side. Why would you go spit in the eye of someone who controls your entire business.
I hope Phil gets to interview him. He's a far better interviewer choice for this sort of thing anyway.
What would a hard interview get him? Nothing. The dudes still gonna make bank and still going to give the same answers or say something like "I'm sorry I can't answer that". lol, wouldn't make a difference.
Casey, I really enjoyed this video. I appreciate you highlighting other creators and I appreciate you reaching out to TH-cam to have them in your studio to talk through their approach and how they see things through their vantage point. You’re a great role model and a source of inspiration. Thank you for all that you do and for sharing it with us.
Casey: How will you address x problem?
Robert: We are working really hard to make policies that will fix x problem.
Every Time.
That's what happens when someone gets easy questions and isn't pressed for more information when they give a bullshit soundbite answer. This interview was trash.
The interview was scripted
And also start every question with: as a creator...
A new step towards transparency. Thank you Casey 🙏
Thank you for creating the best content on youtube :)
UPDATE: 'Matty Love 2' EXPOSES TH-cam letter proving they knew Logan FAKED the SUICIDE in Japan and SKYDIVE VLOG!!
Yes Theory ❤️
Absolutely! Good way to put it.
So when is the update on Matt's blind date coming. Did he get some
October 8, 2021
Fantastic interview Casey - I have been home ill for two weeks (unheard of for me) - and - I have filled my bed bound days with watching years of your content, growth & stories --- it's been quite a journey! I think I'll sign-off for awhile when I finish your interview of Mr. Robert Kyncl (CBO of TH-cam) you have so masterfully made happen; congratulations to you Mr. Casey Neistat! Well done indeed -
Thank you for the interview Casey. Here are the take home messages from the interview:
1) be a female youtuber (it is helpful)
2) they wont tell us what is appropriate, inappropriate to post for youtube videos.
3) if you are a small youtuber like me who make original parodies, they would probably ignore you because YOU CANT EVEN EMAIL THEM AND ASK ABOUT A SIMPLE QUESTION when they recently announced that they will hire 10,000 human labour to manually review channels
We need a new platform for new bloggers and creators like myself
Sharkes are Sexy exactly
Why do they need more females on the platform? Don't they want anybody who can make decent content...
Im sure girls can easily upload a video.
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I think this was a great start. It's impossible to cover all those topics in depth in a 20 minute interview, so naturally a lot was left on the table. I don't think this means Casey was letting him off easy, I think he just wanted to cover as much as possible. (The yellow icon/demonetization discussion alone could go on for another hour!) I'm happy that someone at YT was willing to sit down with Casey and go unscripted to some tough questions. But, I would love to see more--a monthly interview would be great!
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What I want to know is if Casey left "The Godfather" to play on the background monitor.
no question is hard if you are not follow thru if you get a doggy PR reply. And why not simply make it longer? felt sooo weak. CN could have done this so much better.
I think that's a great idea! Especially on TH-cam's end to re-build a relationship with TH-camrs that could be even stronger than it was before.
Fam, when you get this kind of opportunity, out of respect for your viewers and all the other content creators you MUST ask the controversial questions, and keep him pinned.
We literally learned nothing from this interview. 18 minutes of him beating around the bush. No solutions. No help. Just "We're working on it" This is the response I get from creator support every time there's an issue with my channel.
Hahahah Same here Mastar :p Not satiesfied with this interview i am also an indian creator like you here in india the adds revenue is too less we get 2 to 3$ on 40 to 50k views .,
Yup... My thoughts exactly
exactly...
what do you expect. casey was interviewing him. someone whos not experienced in this stuff.
idk what you expected honestly lol
Now I know what the next book is gonna be that I'm wanna read. Thanks for this interview!
I feel like nothing was gained with this interview, especially at how much it was hyped.
Brenin Watson definitely
I partly agree, though it's nice to get some insight in the people who work at youtube's lives... No?
Maybe because TH-cam is huge, and therefore the problems that are associated with it are big as well. Thus 20 mins are not gonna cover everything or solve everything. I would say as an informational video it is helpful overall.
if you were expecting solutions to be had in this video you likely had your expectations set too high, what we can expect from this is to have a more "personal" talk with someone with power at youtube instead of it just being a faceless comment, it gives a different meaning to what is being said even if the words are the exact same, this will help moving forward just not instantly.
the comment section of this video is likely being watched with more attention than normal as well so as long as talks here don't devolve into a slugfest issues being debated here may have a stronger influence in the future.
He avoided the most important question about demonetization...
He says a lot, while he says nothing ...
He did a great job at dodging questions.
Thank You Casey and Paul for sharing this chat with the entire TH-cam community! Casey you did a great job representing and voicing the concerns of the creators! Being a female creator who has educational content on sustainability, mindfulness and green cosmetics what do I need to do to get that much needed extra push Robert mentions on this interview? Thanks!
I have to say that this was extremely informative and I appreciate the fact that it even happened. That said, Casey I've only seen about 5 of your videos, I'm not subscribed to your channel and the only reason I ended up here is because a few weeks ago I watched a video of yours on the DJI Spark...
As a media person, I love the back story that you pulled out of the interview at the end of the video!
Thanks for this Casey! Would love to see this is a more regular sort of thing. I feel like there is still so much more we’d like to hear answered (especially more specifics)... you’re the man
I dont see any spam from him. Try refreshing your page and check again. He's not really the kind of guy who would spam stuff(at least going off of the content he makes).
Yay Jeff nippard in the house!!
Jeff Nippard TH-cam should start promoting channels like yours and many other fitness youtubers. I think that it's an amazing community that is very underrated.
Jeff Nippard ii
Akira Toriyama shut the fuck Up fucking idiot
Eggy
HowToBasic Where the egg have you been nigga
HowToBasic dont smash my screen with your eggs
what
Anal
so you can understand English ?
"We dont want to make rash decisions that affect people's income."
Uhm.
Tleps Sdrawkcab yeah, that was very hilarious.
lmao
Thank you guys for sharing this. As a new creator, it has been tough to figure out TH-cam as a whole. It can even be intimidating and difficult when it comes to creating relevant, but honest content. This was very insightful, as far as seeing what TH-cam is all about and hearing what they stand for as a platform. This is so great! Thank you for sharing.
Seems like a genuinely good dude, thanks Robert for doing this and establishing a first very clear connection between TH-cam and us, the creators!
The Groovy Guitar Dude - Daily Guitar Lessons true
Any main channel should should viewed by a ethics board if this is what they are trying to avoid, before posting to a young demo especially.
blabla62871 Definitely wasn’t perfect, some was vague, generic answers, but it is a solid first step in my opinion
Johnny Peters I like the idea of this but would be curious on how to scale it. The obvious thing would be something like videos over 1 million subs, particularly ones with young demographics, get reviewed immediately by a board or committee, but I feel like that would become very hard to scale as TH-cam continues to grow. Also that leaves all of us who are under 1 million (or whatever number they would potentially decide on) left in about the same position we are now. I definitely like your idea a lot, just thoughts to build on it
blabla62871 I think everyone is. But I think this and the couple of actions they have taken in the last few days regarding Logan Paul have at the very least, been in a positive direction. Hoping they keep with this trend of clear communication as well
you had great questions, but his answers were like a live version of youtubes robotic responses.
CaliforniaLuv84 it may be the intelligence lvl
I assume he had the list of questions before the interview.
True
Dennis Knight he didn’t
Thanks Casey for this amazing interview!
Good thing I read the comments before I wasted 20 minutes
From: TH-cam community
To: Casey
"YOU THE REAL MVP 💯"
He answered questions like a politician.
Taylor Cohea that's exactly what he is. That's his role on TH-cam
Taylor Cohea zackly what I thought.
Carefully worded and thought out? What’s wrong with that? He doesn’t want to put himself in a hole while giving honest answers.
Usually Caseys videos are no bs. Straight to the point. This guy is everything Casey is not.
No matter how and what I feel about all this, thank you so much. I started watching your vlog D. 1st March and now missing 8 Vlog`s, then I've seen them all.
TH-cam supports those freedoms as long as you agree with their point of view.
Agree, it’s hypocrisy.
Ok, this was all very vague though.
Crazy seeing you here!! hahah yeah thats what I thought too!
Sauce Stache Hey u! 😃 Big fan of Casey! But yes I would have liked more in depth answers.
It was all PR answers. So like, drawn out non-answers.
Emma's Goodies I love your food!
Emma's Goodies This video was literally a conversation with no substance... We gained nothing.
Robert, give an in-person interview to Philip DeFranco. I know Casey said he wasn't throwing softballs, and that's true, but Casey also didn't press the issues even slightly. Phil would do it right.
trueeeee
So, it's not enough to just ask the question, you have to make sure you force them to talk about the issues in a thorough and detailed way?
clear mist Exactly. There isn’t a point in interviewing someone if you can’t get straightforward answers. Roberts answers do not have any substance behind them, but then again, Casey’s questions weren’t the best either.
yup he kind of danced around most of everything. Even the last question he said, freedom of speech, opportunity, access, freedom to belong. While he did name them a bit more different from standard he just gave some obvious ideas as an answer to: What's next.
The guy should have answered with specific new features to be coming in fallowing few months or years.
Similar stuff happened with every other question.
Thank you Casey, it helped me understand what was going on and you did a pretty good job of explaining it in this video
Thanks guys. Casey,this interview was extremely insightful. It helps to put in perspective my own thought of how we as new creators are looked after and the responsibility we have to help this platform stay healthy and sustainable. Love your work. I have been binge watching your material for the last two weeks.....lol
Wow...extremely underwhelming interview. Robert hardly answered any question and Casey never called him out and insisted on a direct answer. Chance wasted.
Being Berni thedco not
Super interesting interview man! Thank you for representing our community Casey!
Oh hey Mr. LivingBobby!
not actually super interesting, my mans can make videos, but can't interview. Tons of softball ass questions, never really presses!
Fucking love your videos dude!
Thanks Casey, we definitely needed those questions answered from somewhere on the inside.
This should help us all both big creators like you and small creators like me to understand better what's going on.
If they valued free speech so much why do they ban right wing channels?
CPM in most of the Europe countries will always stay low ( im from Croatia ), i have total of 11,000,000 views ( 95% monetized ) and i made 450$ ... No way to do youtube full time in poor countries...
Can TH-cam do anything about that ?
Ko Bi Reko 11,401,835 views actually...
Ko Bi Reko Same Question. .
Ko Bi Reko yeah,change your target audience
Ko Bi Reko Holy, as someone who never uploaded to TH-cam, I did not know that.
Have you tried attracting sponsers? Companies will pay A LOT depending on your view count for you to endorse a product.
I’m not gonna lie, Casey does good work for the TH-cam community.
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@Noir .You sure that's not a lie?
How about Sam McKaey stop SPAMMING other videos for views.
He really does.
Obviously...
Four freedoms as long as they go along with your agenda
BRAVE !!! That's all I have to say is brave (on both your parts). Big hats off to, Robert Kyncl, for taking the 'risk' to do your interview.
I wish *Philip DeFranco* had this opportunity to interview _Robert_ as Casey has
Solomon Kofi Otu Thompson Casey went to many proper interviewers for questions to ask, he just did the interview. This was stated in his other video about this interview and he stated on Twitter that he collaborated with Phil.
Fuck Phillip
Solomon Kofi Otu Thompson I feel like he would rip a new one 😅
Solomon Kofi Otu Thompson he would of asked real questions 😂
Connor wasd yes I get that, and he did his very best but in my opinion, comparing Casey to Phillip, Phillip would have done a better job.
I feel like i didnt actually get a straight answer from any of the questions because after watching this video i still dont know anything...
Imagine being his daughter, I’d never have my ad block on because in a way you’re helping yourself out
As a brand new creator, just 2 vids in, its pretty inspirational to see you reach this point: Interviewing the CBO of TH-cam!
Thanks CN!
Okay, let's be real. I really looked forward to this video, I expected to get some answers after months of no or very little communication from TH-cam about demonetization, ads, algorithms, the secret codes etc. All I got from this interview is the same vague, indirect statements that we've been getting over the last few months. There was nothing, absolutely nothing new or enriching in these 19 minutes.
As a creator that tries to make a living out of, let's say, slightly edgy, not politically correct content, I am extremely disappointed. Every single video I uploaded in 2017 got demonetized, no suggested views, no recommendation boxes. I truly don't believe TH-cam cares about creators as much as they care about advertisers. After all, it's advertisers who have been bringing money to them, so why care so much about creators? Let's adapt to the PC rules and policies of the biggest companies in the world!
Only mentioning the freedom of speech in this video is such a hypocrisy. I also can't believe Robert was born in the same country as me. We're very direct and honest here, unlike him in this interview.
Shit, I'm gonna have some beers.
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How are hard is it to make have your own website and pay for GOOD SEO?
You cut these guys off... you get 100% of the creativity margin. :)
Exactly what I expected was going to happen
Just scanning the thumbnails of your videos and their titles I think you deserve it
David Dobrik gonna have a stupid smile watching this video
Saad Belachemi David is a ok person not a fan but don't hate hin
what do you mean? got a timestamp for me?
I'm glad we are finally getting honest answers and this video just proves to me that yes, TH-cam is on our side. Viewers don't come here to watch Ads but instead to watch the content they want so the ball has always been in our court.
May I say that Robert is really doing well in expressing their thoughtful decisions. Thanks Casey for doing this!
never clicked on a notification so fast - Thanks Casey brother
Same :)
Paramount Motivations haha same!
ditto
Yep! :-D
Paramount Motivations right!!😂 no time wasted when the notification pooped up!
ironically, this video was demonetized..
Well, monetizing it would create a HUGE conflict of interest since it is a video containing one of the heads of TH-cam. They know the video will pull a lot of traffic.
i believe the monetization system is based on 2 factors: 1)if the content is appropriate for advertisers and 2) if the content is appropriate for TH-cam. if this man put his time and effort into a video, he should be paid for his work..
a lot of his serious videos are not monetized by his choice
I love how people are surprised that Casey didnt went hard enough in this interview. He's TH-cam's lapdog, what did you expect? They got him on a leash at all times, of course he's not going to go after them
K-Rhum yeap casey cant do shit tho. This ceo guy anytime can shut down casey youtube account which is why casey interview look soft
This guy just dodge every question, lied and made excuses
R3VIVAL Smith and sold his book
Seems like some normal Businessman talk, a lot of words but not a lot of information.
anyone agrees?
same feeling
yees
Just like a politician rly
I agree... We call this the art of bullshitting
Casey is a little league softball pitcher with these questions! He needs to throw some heat. I would say this was a wasted opportunity but he truly opened up the doors for more creators and more communication in general between TH-cam and the creators. I have a feeling 2018 will be a great year for TH-cam.
Erick Khan Casey probably didn't want to push too much because in a way, Kyncl is sort of Casey's boss. I know the content creators are the back bone of TH-cam and there would be no TH-cam without them. BUT pushing too much and pissing this guy off could've been too much of a risk.
I dont think he needs to push him when he is not dodging to answer any questions. It was a nice and respectful interview not some mudfight which youtube has seemed like lately - i really enjoyed it!
Casey is just too kind for it (in a good way)
I don't know, I think Casey did ask some tough Q's
@Rasmus Raarup THIS^^^ Thank you. It's possible to have a informative and interesting interview without going for the f*cking throat. The whole world would be better off if there was more civilized discussion such as this.
People often forget that TH-cam is a business, and business is imperfect. As much as they would love to be a social justice warrior, they still have to make money, and that means balancing the NEED to make money and the DESIRE to do the right thing. That doesn't mean that every business in the world can be unethical, money grubbing a**holes in the name of making a buck, but the consistent obliviousness to the complexities of running a business of this size is maddening. It drives me crazy when people want all these services on the web, but then completely ignore the fact that they require ENORMOUS amounts of capital to remain intact. You want a platform that allows you to make money with little to no financial investment? Be ready to make some compromise.
I feel like it’s such a huge company and there are so many factors, people, programs, and things to be put in place and nothing is perfect without disappointing someone.
I'd like to thank Robert for being brave enough to do this interview. It was very enlightening.
He mostly skittered around these questions in a way that was flawless and unnoticeable without giving any *real* concrete answers. Most people will buy it, but I won’t. We still have no *real* understanding of what’s really going on and where their mindset is going. If that’s how they are going to be, fine. But as for the rest of us, we will continue to be on a look out for a better user friendly platform that will give good hard working content creators a real chance.
Lανιαн Møøn yup, especially the one about empathizing with creators, oh you worked in a mailroom? Great
Lανιαн Møøn well said , spot on !
Lανιαн Møøn Totally true.
I have been using this example, " That was really, really hard.....trying to stabilize an eco-system that is, ya know, moving around." Huh ? Really ? Nice guy, but maybe not the most relatable personality. IMO, in this circumstance, people prefer a direct, break-down-the-basics approach. Answers like those are a) unclear and ambiguous b) presumes the listener has a detailed and historical knowledge of the top, and c) just sounds too much like a politician's answer. Why was it "hard" for you and what do ya mean by ECO-SYSTEM? Maybe follow-up questions could have made a difference ?
Thank god other people are noticing, he basically did this; He starts getting off topic but keeps it similar to what was asked (If he could empathize with how a TH-camr's work into his own work experience), and answers the question on the topic he switched it to. In this case, he answered the question "How can you relate your past work to the work of content creators on TH-cam". Much easier question to answer than how he could relate to the effect that the videos he's demonetizing have on the people who rely on them for income.
How to say a whole bunch of words without saying anything of substance. This video is a case study.
Casey neistudy
Talks about freedom, youtube strikes down gun, alt-right and other channels for not agreeing with their way of thinking. logic
king autism because alt-right content promotes violence against anyone who isn’t a white, cis male
Thanks for doing this Casey and Robert! This was a great conversation with some excellent insight into some ongoing issues.
I expected more. I really did.
youtube should have a youtube channel. now hear me out. what if youtube hired some people to run effectively a news show where they talk about what they are doing to advance the platform and fix relationships between advertisers - youtube - creators and viewers. they could put the videos they make on a special page on youtube for everyone to see. say they do daily or weekly uploads to let us know what’s going on. they need a platform to talk to us like this, and ironically they are also the biggest streaming service on the internet, why don’t they utilize this to talk to the community.
this is what i think at least.
geo the conquer the community on Periscope asked for this for years with the Periscope team.
They don't need to hire anyone. Big news channels would love to talk about this and ones they find out about it they do it already... But they can only broadcast what TH-cam tells us which isn't a whole lot.
Finally time to watch it through to the end! I could have even watched more. I really appreciate the effort you both put into this interview.
Freedom of speech...unless it goes against what we think you should talk about...Why are they banning gun channels?
Thanks fuck for that
Line of the Video *if you don't succeed, we don't succeed.*
Rizwan Rj I just read that as I heard it
*lie
Ring Rathe11 *not lie
they will succeed with or with out me or most of us for that matter.
Rizwan Rj I agree...
really insightful! thanks for doing this casey
Hi
Ambition oi
Yah boi. Ambition represent
Wow I am so suprised that Robert is from my country. Without you Casey I will probably never hear about him which is pretty ironical :D. Thank you for inviting this such a inspirational person.
thank both of you for this video and putting a lot of effort into this interview! Thank you both.
Casey, thanks for this interview! You do a great job and you do what you really love. that's the main reason I watch you, man )
Andrey Burenok agreed
Stop spamming!
who is spamming?
That book ad in the end of the interview is totally inappropriate
Jenni Vee I thought it was perfect timing. If he’s interviewing him why not promote his book?
great advice from this man, casey this really helped all the creators!
Nice work Casey! Glad you took the initiative and got him to agree to be on
Mad respect to Casey and big thanks to Robert for doing this but I have to be honest. This wasn't at all what I expected. I don't feel like we have any more answers that we did before the interview. This is all stuff we have already heard. On top of that, he talks like the yellow demonetization icon isn't a problem anymore and their bot is working. Trust me. It is not. I get videos all the time that get flagged and have nothing but harmless words in them. So for him to set there and talk like things are fixed and OK shows how totally out of touch he is with what is actually going on or its a PR move to try and make it look like everything is OK when he knows it is not. Once again I appreciate the effort but I was really expecting a more in-depth interview. I would really like to see Robert do an interview with Philip DeFranco.
Listen, if he acted the way you are telling him then Casey wouldn't be able to gave a good connection with him, now Robert is gonna think twice !
Nothing was answered in this video .. its total bullshit.. Casey knows where his money comes from and now that CNN dropped him TH-cam is his income.. He never intended to hold TH-cam Accountable.
FireSpark81 agree someone needs to help my boy Chris chann
YT works pretty simple... you have a big audience, you will be rewarded! I don't understand what people think this is? The first reason to create content should be passion about something! All I hear is complains about monitization... YT is no welfare... there are millions of small creators out there and all are complaining about money... this is not how entertainment works! In my opinion they should raise the bar much higher in order to be allowed monetization, that way there'd be more quality on YT and less effortless attempts to get money out of it!
Robert needs to be on JRE
He basically didn't answer anything...
Just talked about what he wants to talk about. No help for new you tubers like myself
Wow, after watching this video I have so much more respected understanding for TH-cam now. I hope the senior leadership continues to do more interviews in the future.
*I came here with no expectations, i leave here with no expectations.*
I don't think Casey pushed the questions hard enough. He gave nothingness answers and there are so many more question that need to be asked.
TH-cam needs a discovery page for new creators.They have some random discovery video they post once every month of some new content creator, but the requirement is that you post often. Some of us content creators spend a ridiculous time making videos and can realistically only push 1-2 videos a month. Not sure why the algorithm opposes quality over quantity. I personally spend 100+hours making 1 video, and with school and my job that makes it nearly impossible to push content out quickly.
+BanditRants your videos are absolutely fantastic!
I 100% agree.
The fact that you only have 24k subs makes me want to rage out loud.
BanditRants stop being lazy, lazy fuck
BanditRants Excellent points.
Loved this interview! If there was a follow up, we’d love to hear thoughts on small creators like us having ads on our videos but not be able to receive revenue since we’re under the 1000 subscriber mark. Thanks for this Casey!
Hell, I’m impressed they even opened this line of communication. Well done, TH-cam, for now.
I got confused on this. He suggested to not publish videos until they get reviewed. But the video will not get reviewed until there are 1000 views within 7 days. How does that work?
To get an early read on whether your content is likely to receive a yellow icon, you can upload a video as unlisted or private and check the monetization status before making the video public. TH-cam typically does an initial classification of the video within 2 hours after upload. If you make adjustments to the title, description, or thumbnail, the system will take another look at the video within 24 hours (without having to request a manual review).
penatur I've tried tweaking my uploads that way but I haven't had any success. It's kind boggling as to why it happens on every video and has now for months.
I just upload mine to hit 1000 subs. help me to subs please.
RhettyforFun that's because the option that penatur is suggesting is not available for small-time TH-camrs. Only the popular ones.
also keep in mind that it doesn't need 1000 views as long as you have over 10,000 subs.
Ok, but there's still no answer to the fundamental flaw in the current demonetization system: if videos are consistently demonetized and then remonetized after review, it means those creators are *not* violating the community guidelines. So, YT's response to "how can I avoid demonetization" being "check the guidelines" is completely unhelpful because those creators are already meeting the guidelines. There needs to be a way to address this flaw.
very true!!!!
This was addressed just a few days ago. Any videos that are demonetized because they violate the guidelines (which are now reviewed by human beings) will most likely be demonetized permanently, with the channel possibly losing their ability to monetize entirely, along with TH-cam silencing the channel entirely by removing them from the Recommendations section. In other words, no more partnership, no more sponsors, no more having their content pushed to the top of the page. This all happened about... two or three days ago.
Videos should be reviewed automatically before they are monetized so creators don’t have to ask for the monetization back, and they should also be reimbursed for lost money prior to monetization on each video.
My point is that my videos are consistently flagged and demonetized by the algorithm. When I ask for a human to review it, they are *always* re-monetized. In other words, the human reviewer concluded that my videos *do* meet community guidelines and that the *algorithm was wrong* to demonetize my videos. Despite this, I'm stuck in a continual loop of upload-demonize-review-remonetize and there's no way for me to address the problem because there is no tool available to assess the cause of demonetization. When I contact YT, I only receive canned answers about checking the guidelines, but again, YT employees have determined that my content meets those guidelines already.
It's like failing a multiple choice test because I used a pencil instead of a pen, when everyone expects the good ol' No. 2 pencil to be the appropriate writing utensil.
My suggestion to TH-cam would be to remove the algorithm entirely, or to have someone else come in and refine it instead of having the algorithm try to learn by itself. When you leave a a program to learn what it needs to do, it behaves like a child. Mistakes will be made for a very long time, and for us as creators, it costs us more than it helps us. The problem here, is that it hurts TH-cam as well because the algorithm stops its own developers from getting paid. TH-cam is effectively shooting themselves in the foot with a machine gun here. This new system is going to be in full swing in about 8 days. Until then, we won't know much. However, I think it's a good idea to use this very platform to bring up the issue. I'd also have to see your content to get a little more insight on why this is happening. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a TH-cam employee. However, I do like seeing what's going on in the business world. Mike's suggestion is something that's a little off and cannot be done, nor will it ever be done for the simple reason that TH-cam is under no legal obligation to reimburse you for lost wages because of the fact that you do not work for TH-cam. TH-cam is a platform that allows you to earn money in a virtual space.
Good job on asking all of the softball questions. Real good job.
I am a small youtuber and I am so glad I just watched this. I just subscribed too you. I am also going too share this in my small youtuber groups so that they understand why all of this is happening. Good video thank you for making it.
Philip Defranco ain't gonna be happy you got this opportunity 😂😆
KG Productions TH-cam sadly hates Phil for some reason probably because Phil calls then out on there bullshit.
Philip Defranco gave Casey some questions for this interview.
They know Phil would have been tougher on him!
Brian Mosley Phil would go in 100 times worse casey is to much of a nice guy and hasn't got the skills Phil had and also TH-cam lobes casey
I love Casey but I agree, Phill would come with the heat for this interview.
This is a great start though
This was really amazing BUT I don't feel like he delved in quite deep enough into what direction TH-cam as a company is trying to get their content to go in. I do think that TH-cam's top executives having sit down interviews like this on the platform is a GIANT step in the right direction. I would like to see more of this when big issues arise so we could get responses much faster along with what they are trying to do to fix them. This would allow the creators to provide input so we can be part of the solution as well.
Agree - I think this was an excellent start but I was definitely still left with question marks in a lot of categories. Hoping they'll do more of this soon.
thats too much too soon. we need to have a comfortable relationship with the top guys at youtube before diving deep otherwise they would immediately shut us out. but like you said this is definitely the step in the right direction.
Jaret - I worked in advertising/publishing for over 30 years. TH-cam makes money by running advertising. You make money by having advertisers on your videos. My advice is, whenever you make a video, pretend you are an advertiser and think, would I want my ad to run on this video? Now remember, the big advertisers are very sensitive to inflammatory content and don't want their ads to be be anywhere near it. Keep that in mind, and go and make good content. Good luck!
So you are saying Advertisers were ok to put ads on Logan Paul even before the whole suicide incident? Becuase his content was crap, is crap and will be crap. The advertiser wants exposure, they don't really give a hoot about content unless it gets a negative attention. Advertiser cares about how big of an exposure they have they don't worry about content or content creators till it's on national news with major backlash.
absolutely, how can you have all the decision makers that effect our lives as creators not have any personal relationship or conversation with grass roots creators. It doesn't mater, whether you have 100 subs or 100,000 subs. Good creators need a voice, recognition and to be supported. We all start at Zero ultimately.
good shit man, thanks for doing it
Hi casey. I love your videos, I watch them everyday. TH-cam is really a great platform which really changes my life the way I see it & just like you and the other youtubers makes it possible. I'm really thankful for the youtubers who changes my life.
Casey: This is Robert, he's the guy that runs everything on TH-cam.
Robert: Hey Guys.
Casey: Is this your first time ever making a TH-cam video?
Robert: Yes.
LMAO.. GG guys.
Nicky Nada 😂😂😂
Why is it a big deal? I'm sure that the leader of a car company has never built a car either...
It's probably why we have such bad cars at such a high cost.
Annika Not built a car but they've drove the car before no? They probably have.
Andrew Anane Pretty sure he has watched a youtube video before
He didn't actually answer your questions. He gave nice little soundbites and platitudes, but didn't give any concrete responses. I felt like it was a bunch of fluff.
I would have liked to hear something like, "this is the method by which we are going to open up lines of communication between you, the creators, and us, the corporation. Additionally, this is the way that *other* people in the community can reach out to TH-cam". TH-cam's biggest downfall is their lack of communication. I understand that they have shut that down because opening those floodgates is effectively asking for a logistical nightmare, but it needs to be addressed at some point. You can't have a bunch of 'employees' who cannot talk to their 'bosses'. These people are pretty brilliant... surely they can come up with some type of system that makes the community feel heard.
I agree. But it does look like he hasn't figured that out yet. So he is working on it.
THIS is the response I would have written, but you wrote it before me, so upvote to you. Full of corporate BS that Execs push because they want you to be on their side, but don't want to show that TH-cam has flaws.
thank you so much robert! for taking the time for Casey and all of us to film this video and clear up the questions on youtube. this video was really helpful, I believe it helped all of us creators! thank you so much Casey for doing this for us.
Big props for not just asking the easy questions!
He played it safe, can’t trample the platform that gave him his career.
Right!
I can tell Casey never got the answers he needed at the end
Elle mills is INCREDIBLE!! So glad you both did this. It needed to be done and now was the perfect time.
I had big hopes for this video but turned out useless
Not useless but a real fkng lack of use.