Evangelion Unit-01
Master Chief
Seems like Pewds got hit with a shadow ban.
Searching for "Pewdiepie" will bring up a few older videos and a bunch of compilation/reaction videos but not his channel and latest video. New video notifications are not working either.
Pewdiepie had just signed a deal with YouTube back in May: PewDiePie signs exclusive live-streaming deal with YouTube
Will YouTube say they made a "mistake" or is this Dr.Disrespect part 2?
Edit #1: Updated with additional context and my personal thoughts:
Re: his videos still appearing in search. Correct, however search typically brings up a person's channel and their latest videos whereas PewDiePie's channel is absent from search, the videos that do show up are older or from other channels, and subscribers did not receive a notification when he posted his video today.
Here are my thoughts, and I'll add them to the OP.
The entertainment value of his content, his net worth, and his personality are irrelevant. The point here is that someone's voice was censored. Every day people get shadow banned and outright deplatformed. In this case it happened to the biggest YouTube creator, how many people with smaller audiences have also been shadow banned without explanation? A good example of how easily someone's voice can be silenced or their podium removed.
Edit #2: Looks like he is back. No explanation yet.
Edit #3:
Update: Fully back to normal. New video up with 130k views in 20 min.
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