Friday, May 25, 2018

Could this be the end of the Timcast?

Tim Pool's YouTube channel received a community guideline strike, on the grounds of "promoting dangerous acts, violence, or drug abuse."



This puts a halt (for now) to any live-streams.  On Twitter, he wrote: "Just got word that my Youtube partner manager dropped me. Incoming ban hammer?"  Things sounded bleaker on Reddit, where Tim wrote: "My partner manager just dropped me. Welp, youtube was fun while it lasted..."

I don't know what a "YouTube partner manager" does, but it sounds like it could be an important role, possibly.

2 comments:

Emily Trantow said...

Wow, concerning news for Timcast. The strike definitely impacts their reach, especially with live streams being paused. Losing a partner manager is significant; they often help navigate YouTube's policies. Let's hope they clarify the "dangerous acts" claim. Maybe a pivot to platforms less prone to censorship is the answer. Time to channel the inner Snow rider and find new slopes!

Sharine said...

Wow, that's concerning news about Tim Pool's channel. A community guideline strike like that is definitely a serious threat, especially with the partner manager dropping him. I wonder what specific content triggered the strike; "promoting dangerous acts, violence, or drug abuse" is pretty broad. It'll be interesting to see how he responds and if he can get the strike overturned. I'm reminded of the crazy cattle 3d animation I saw the other day—completely unrelated, I know!—but it made me think about how easily things can be misinterpreted online and used out of context. Hopefully, Tim can clarify the situation and get back to streaming soon. YouTube can be a tough platform to navigate sometimes.