Top 10 Worst Years for YouTube
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2017
This year witnessed a significant issue with low-quality content targeted at children, alongside a rise in internet challenges that normalized self-harm and suicide. Additionally, this was the year Logan Paul posted his infamous video.
So much content with profanity, sexual content, violence and drug use.
Bad year for privacy concerns. Modern-day YouTube is really bad.
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2024
This year has seen a multitude of YouTubers quitting, including long-time creators like MatPat. It marks the end of an era and is now primarily dominated by edited animated videos, severely outdated memes, and AI-themed content. Additionally, this is the year when Verbalase spent $50,000 on featuring Hazbin Hotel's popular character in a video.
Should be ahead of 2016 and 2017.
YouTube is forcing people to sign in to watch videos due to community concerns.
SESAC is blocking songs and music videos.
Skibidi Toilet.
Gen Alpha content!
Why isn't this #1?
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2020
This was the year when YouTube inexplicably moved the comment section, began placing ads on almost every video (regardless of whether the creator is monetized), and saw the COPPA update go into effect on January 6th, 2020.
Year of the Among Us videos, enough said.
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2016
This year marked a downturn for YouTube as they began demonetizing content creators for using certain words, especially swear words. It was a departure from the earlier times when creators could speak freely.
Too many Elsagates. This was a year before it was banned from the platform.
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2021
Remember when YouTube removed the dislike button for no apparent reason? What's next, removing every video on the platform?
The year that they removed the dislike count.
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2023
This year is filled with content that can be described as 'brain rot.' Skidibi Toilet, Poppy Playtime, and Garten of Banban videos have gained significant traction among modern children. The introduction of YouTube Shorts has also contributed to issues similar to severe ADHD and ADD, akin to the impact of TikTok.
Please get this to #1. 2017 was better. Everything about 2023 is just about a damn toilet with a head and other Poppy Playtime crap. 2023 is the year that should deserve the hate, not 2017.
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2019
2019 was a bad year for YouTube. This is when they announced the controversial COPPA update and started implementing double ads on videos.
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2018
Momo continued to traumatize kids until being banned that year, and the infamous DaddyOFive made a return to the internet on Twitch.
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2006
The year featured YouTube's same outdated user interface and introduced annoying YouTubers like Fred. It also saw the emergence of memes that evolved into being sexist, racist, and antisemitic.
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2014
This is the year when whole sections of YouTube transformed into vile, greedy, creepy, gross, and disturbing spaces.
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2005
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2015
YouTube Kids was launched in 2015. During this time, the infamous child abuse channel DaddyOFive was active, leading to its eventual termination and the parents losing custody of some of their children.
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2012
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2022
SMG4 got sued for copyright. This was SMG4's worst year, in my opinion, while 2019 was his best.
Year of the Poppy Playtime videos, enough said.
Technoblade died. Poppy Playtime continued to cause the downfalls of great YouTubers. There were too many Elsagate incidents.
It was one hellish year for YouTube. This year and its influence are better off gone.
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2010
This year marked the beginning of a new YouTube era, unfortunately including the overwhelmingly disliked YouTube Rewind.
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2025
What's next? Is YouTube going to remove all the good old videos from 2005 to 2012? Are they going to delete all the anime videos because of so-called "sexual content" concerns?
Will YouTube also remove the "like" button? Oh man, YouTube is becoming evil and tyrannical.
The more changes Neal Mohan makes, the more I miss the Susan Wojcicki era of YouTube.
YES, I said it.
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2008
There were too many disturbing videos on the darker side of YouTube from the pre-2010 era, accompanied by numerous copyright violations.
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2013
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2007
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2011
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2009
