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2018年4月3日12時46分在Youtube加州總部，發(fā)生了一件重大的槍擊事件，一名叫Nasim Najafi Aghdam的伊朗籍女子，只身闖進Youtube加州總部槍擊了Youtube3名員工后飲彈自盡。

導致的原因是Youtube在Nasim Najafi Aghdam所經(jīng)營的YT頻道，Youtube采取了“限流、言論審查”讓她的曝光度下滑，使得她苦心經(jīng)營的頻道收視銳減，進而直接影響以Youtuber為職業(yè)的她讓她無法過生活。

坦白說Nasim Najafi Aghdam所經(jīng)營的YT頻道，是那種非主流型態(tài)的、言論也有些過激，所以Youtube自然有權(quán)將她限流。

而另一層面試想，我們?nèi)驇變|人的訊息、閱讀、視聽，是控制在像Youtube這些少數(shù)人的手中，這些人握有生殺大權(quán)，這樣不成比例又不透明的管理，合理嗎？

去年…

由于covid-19所以“Youtuber影像創(chuàng)作營＂選擇在線直播，講師大遲到就暫且不說，但娓娓道來的講師的課程，屁了堆空話、浪費了許多時間后，其實一兩句話就說完的事，卻硬撐個一小時的課程。

「一堆廢話?！?/p>

就是要創(chuàng)作者“靠行經(jīng)紀公司”，沒明的說是…靠行后你的 #流量 才會上漲，這競?cè)皇且赃@種方式在官方處理、官方發(fā)言？

瞎的事還有在我再幾年前上的 #Youtuber影像創(chuàng)作營 的課程，印象太深了一個穿著皮卡丘的露肚臍小背心的“生理女”，整個奶是橫躺在桌面上的在幫大家上課，這到底是上課還是賣奶還是來交配的？很不懂！

今年這場，是認真多了些，但請到“9妹”（臺灣的Youtuber）上課，我是沒興趣的，畢竟…

「我比較欣賞是沒有后臺支持下，而憑自己的實力拼搏上位的，后頭有經(jīng)紀公司或金主再拱的這些網(wǎng)紅，我都不想泿費時間看和關心?！?/p>

所以不只9妹不看，阿d也不看（其實我不看的很多~~~ ）

今年這場Youtube之所以認真，是因為亞太區(qū)的負責人換了，換成一位印度裔的，新負責人來露臉的而且一臉臭屁的很，而今年的營運重點放在 #shorts ，所以為何大家在今年開始大量的做不到1分鐘的短影音，就是這家跨國公司的策略。

但我必須負責又認真的說：「Sorry！Youtube你們把“shorts＂搞的像坨屎一樣爛！連個影片Cover都不能改，狗屎都比你Youtube強！」

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上兩個月…

我試了下“Youtube的意見信箱＂，畢竟Youtube不時會發(fā)問卷來詢問，有沒有使用過它們的“意見信箱”？ 我一直不給他們做問卷調(diào)查，好像是自己很不上道。

總之…

我去信詢問“要怎么做才能將瀏量調(diào)升？或者是我沒做好那個步驟以致于瀏量大幅下滑？＂我把一個我I don't give a shit.的問題禮貌性的詢問他們，拿來試試它們的問卷回復的效率和方式…結(jié)果…還真是一貫Youtube的企業(yè)文化就是：「你的意見，我們總是視而不見?！?/p>

而另一方面的B站，在客服的處理上，就可以看出高下立見了！

但可惜的是 #bilibili 有其它的爛事，這帳還不用在這篇和他們算。

總之，我們近代的人類文明中，怎會一直在兩個爛蘋果中選一個不爛的這樣的“2選1”？

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Youtube收視下滑多了，和最旺的2018年比，差太多太多！

我們頻道所做的每期內(nèi)容都會同步在多平臺上架，而不是只有選擇Youtube，就會發(fā)現(xiàn)Youtube的收視率永遠是掉車尾的、互動也最差。

如果我只待在Youtube而沒有多平臺的投放，我可能會認為我怎么做都是錯的，而會選擇關臺，但多平臺投放后我才知道，有問題的是Youtube。

Youtube也從一個很COOL很新奇，都為“影音創(chuàng)作者”著想的平臺，變成了一個對影音創(chuàng)作者來說是“有毒的平臺”，不知創(chuàng)辦人 #陳士駿 怎么看他創(chuàng)音的Youtube變成的如今？

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聊回Nasim Najafi Aghdam，不免好奇，她是受到了什么樣的挫折和刺激，讓她有了這些行動？

她是否也象征了人們對資本主義、對大倒不能倒還主宰著你我日常的這些科技公司，一個行動上的“抗議”？

而Youtube在它們的經(jīng)營和管控上真的不成問題嗎？

它們是否真的從Nasim Najafi Aghdam的事件上學到教訓？

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這問題我們沒有答案，但能確定的是Youtube在復制Facebook的路，已經(jīng)老態(tài)龍鐘了。

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※ 圖片擷自nytimes.com

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[Shooting at YouTube Headquarters: A "#AntiHero"?]

Disclaimer: We do not condone any violence or illegal activities. We simply report the facts. Please do not imitate any illegal behavior mentioned in this text.

On April 3, 2018, at 12:46 p.m., a major shooting incident occurred at the YouTube headquarters in California. Nasim Najafi Aghdam, an Iranian woman, entered the YouTube headquarters alone and shot three YouTube employees before taking her own life.

The reason behind the shooting was that YouTube had restricted and censored the content on Aghdam's YouTube channel, which had caused her channel's exposure to decrease. As a result, her channel's views plummeted, which directly affected her ability to make a living as a YouTuber.

To be frank, Aghdam's YouTube channel was of a non-mainstream nature and her content was somewhat extreme in terms of language. Therefore, YouTube had the right to restrict her content.

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On another level, we have the issue of a few individuals, like YouTube, controlling the messages, reading, and watching habits of billions of people worldwide. These individuals hold immense power and influence, yet their management practices are often opaque and disproportionate. Is this reasonable?

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Last year, due to COVID-19, the "YouTuber Video Creation Camp" chose to hold online live streams. Leaving aside the fact that the instructors were often tardy, the courses were filled with empty talk and wasted time, stretching out topics that could have been summarized in just a sentence or two into hour-long lectures.

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"It's a bunch of nonsense."

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The creators are told to rely on their talent agencies to increase their traffic. Is this really the way that the official channels should be dealing with and presenting themselves?

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I still remember a few years ago, during the "YouTuber Video Creation Camp" course that I attended, there was a "biological woman" wearing a Pikachu cropped top, her entire chest was lying on the table while she taught the class. Was she here to teach or sell herself or find a mate? I really didn't understand!

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This year's course is a bit more serious, but I'm not interested in taking classes with "9 Meow" (a Taiwanese YouTuber). After all...

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"I prefer those who have made it on their own without any backstage support and have fought their way to the top based on their own abilities. As for those internet celebrities who have been pushed up by talent agencies or wealthy patrons, I don't want to waste my time watching or caring about them."

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So not only do I not watch "9 Meow," but I also don't watch "Ah D" (in fact, I don't watch many YouTubers at all~~~).

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This year's Youtube is more serious because the head of the Asia-Pacific region has been replaced by an Indian, and the new executive is arrogant. The company's focus this year is on #shorts, which is why so many people are making short videos under one minute. However, I must say seriously that "Sorry! Youtube, you have made 'shorts' so crappy that even dog poop is better than Youtube."

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Two months ago, I tried the "Youtube Feedback Form." After all, Youtube occasionally sends out surveys to ask if we have used their "feedback form." Have you used it? I have always avoided their surveys, feeling that it's not very helpful. Anyway, I wrote to them asking how to increase views, or if I missed something that caused a significant drop in views. I politely asked them a question that I don't give a shit about, just to test their efficiency and response style... and the result was exactly what I expected: "We always ignore your feedback," which is typical of Youtube's corporate culture.

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On the other hand, Bilibili's customer service is much better. However, unfortunately, Bilibili has other problems, so I won't discuss them here. In modern human civilization, why do we always have to choose between two bad options?

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Youtube's views have dropped significantly compared to 2018, the peak year. We upload each episode of our channel to multiple platforms simultaneously, not just on Youtube. If we only stayed on Youtube and didn't use other platforms, I might think that I'm doing something wrong and would choose to close the channel. However, after using multiple platforms, I found that the problem was with Youtube. Youtube has gone from being a cool and innovative platform that considers "video creators" to a "toxic platform" for video creators. I wonder what Youtube's founder, @Steve Chen - YouTube, thinks of what Youtube has become.

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Regarding Nasim Najafi Aghdam, I can't help but wonder what kind of frustration and stimulation she experienced that led her to take such actions. Does she also symbolize people's "protest" against capitalism and the big tech companies that dominate our daily lives? Is Youtube really not problematic in its management and control? Have they really learned any lessons from the Nasim Najafi Aghdam incident?

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We don't have the answers to these questions, but what we can confirm is that Youtube is following in Facebook's footsteps and has become outdated.

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※ Image from nytimes.com