Top 10 Worst Moments in YouTube History

From its inception in 2005, YouTube has steadily grown to become a platform where billions of people around the world learn, laugh, connect, and yes, sometimes cringe too. As the globe's leading video sharing site, YouTube's history is filled with memorable moments. While many are noteworthy for their creativity, innovation, or sheer viral appeal, others are remembered for entirely different reasons.

Think about all the times you've scrolled through your feed, only to find a shocking headline about a scandal involving a popular YouTuber or a controversy sparked by an offensive video. These are the moments that prompt heated debates, churn out a torrent of reactions, and sometimes even drive changes in the platform's policies. From creator controversies to contentious algorithmic decisions, these moments have sparked widespread discussion and, in some cases, outrage.

So, let's talk about those worst moments in YouTube history. Which ones immediately come to mind? Is it a controversial video that sparked widespread backlash? Or maybe it's an instance where a beloved YouTuber stepped out of line?

The Top Ten

  1. Logan Paul's Aokigahara forest video

    It's absolutely disgusting, and his making a substandard apology video (that was MONETIZED!) made things worse!

    Total disrespect towards other people, Logan Paul. I hope you learned your lesson.

    This channel was literally going to shut down.

  2. The death of Angry Grandpa

    It's absolutely sad and horrible. Angry Grandpa will be missed.

  3. Active shooter situation at YouTube headquarters

    This predator went on a shooting spree at their headquarters because her videos kept getting demonetized. Let that sink into your head.

    This actually happened the day I'm typing this.

    Oh God...that's horrific. Did they find out who did it?

  4. Edd Gould's death from cancer

    I'm telling you, if Edd hadn't been affected by leukemia, the show would definitely still be running.

    Edward Eddsworld Gould needs a verification stamp, but YouTube, becoming the Internet Communists they're trying to be, won't let the late Edd have one. Besides, he inspires another YouTuber I've heard of to do what he can. The YouTuber Edd inspires is a small creator by the pseudonym T_StreakMLP.

    Man, this sucked. I love Eddsworld, and the show was never the same without him.

    Sad. I used to be obsessed with Eddsworld when I was nine.

  5. YouTube Rewind 2018

    Baby by Justin Bieber used to have more dislikes, but thanks to this pile of vomit, it apparently removed a ton of the dislikes for that dumb song.

    Good news! This video is about to become the most disliked video of all time. Want to know why?

    1. The Fortnite references

    2. PewDiePie was not featured

    3. Lame K-Pop references

    4. Horrible songs were featured

    5. Mr. Beast was missing

    6. Baby Shark

    7. Poor references to the World Cup

    8. Bongo Cat

    This doesn't need to be number 1, but it should be in the top 3, at least. Just in a few hours, this will become the most disliked video of all time.

  6. George Miller (Filthy Frank) quitting YouTube

  7. PewDiePie uses a racial slur in a live stream

  8. Susan Wojcicki becomes CEO of YouTube

  9. Peluchin Entertainment abuses and allegedly kills his cat

  10. SuperMarioLogan crisis

    His videos got age-restricted and demonetized, and now his content has to be family-friendly just so that he can make any sort of income. I'm not a fan of his family-friendly material whatsoever.

    YouTube has ruined my favorite channel, and that's all I have to say.

    I think Logan deserved it. He should stick to making semi-family-friendly "Mama Luigi" videos.

    11. The Newcomers
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    Kidbehindacamera's clickbaiting scandal

  12. ?

    Death of Etika (Desmond Daniel Amofah)

    13. The Contenders

  13. Major demonetisation

  14. Breadwinners, a YouTube series, becomes a TV show

    Breadwinners started out as a YouTube video?

    ..that explains a lot.

  15. Death of Caleb Logan LeBlanc

  16. Keemstar makes an elderly gamer cry

  17. "Mother forces baby to get tattoo" video

    How could YouTube even allow this?

  18. T-Series blocks PewDiePie's "Bitch Lasagna" and "Congratulations" in India

  19. KSI vs Logan Paul fight

  20. RiceGum and iDubbbz content cop feud

  21. Anthony Padilla leaves Smosh

    Yup, that's when Smosh became complete garbage. I mean, the "SHUT UP" intro has disappeared. Now they just make the worst and most generic vlogs of all time.

  22. The launch and backlash against YouTube Heroes

  23. Jake Paul using a racial slur in a video

  24. Amanda Todd's suicide

    This one is very emotional because I have been bullied a lot and also had anxiety and depression before. She did not deserve to die because no one deserves to have their life taken early.

    Bullying needs to end right now, physically, verbally, and online.

    It was indeed devastating! May you rest in peace, Amanda Todd!

  25. Sam Pepper's fake killing friend prank

    Yeah, this was pretty terrible.

  26. Logan Paul's apology video for the Aokigahara incident

  27. Luka Magnotta's murder of Lin Jun

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