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Youtube (which now should be called AdTube or CorpTube) has been declining as a service for years. I say this as both a user and content creator. So I'm taking a hiatus to work outside the platform on some external projects, including a book and a video game.

00:00 Review videos blocked - Fair Use in copyright
02:50 Dispute resolution limitations
04:03 Free advertising for copyright holders
04:25 Biased copyright office employees
05:28 Unfair strikes against accounts
06:05 Malicious copyright office employees
07:58 content of my 3 blocked videos
09:02 Increasing problems with YT
09:27 Corporate ads vs Indie creators
10:24 Ad revenue offers / sell outs
10:50 Fake reviews as covert ads
11:15 Corporate media prioritized in searches
12:40 Old star rating system & ratings viewable in search results
15:10 Down votes hidden enabling clickbait
17:10 Shadow banning of Full Metal Jacket review
20:50 Algorithm suppression of views on two more vids
21:40 Starship Troopers review blocked by malicious distributor employee
22:17 Is it just about political content? Not in my case
23:20 Pinned comments auto-unpinned
24:00 Replies to comments mysteriously removed
25:20 Need option to filter out corporate content in searches
26:52 Continuing transformation of platform to corporate
27:36 Stepping away from Youtube
28:00 My first book in the works
30:30 My first video game in the works
31:35 My Minecraft mods and where to get them
33:06 Learning to code
33:45 Reaching new audiences
34:30 Game development progress
36:18 A break from film analysis
37:00 Writing and directing again?
38:30 Film festival jury panel
38:50 Live Q&A event soon
39:20 Hiatus for remainder of 2023
40:18 Gameplay combat demo

Regarding the Minecraft mods I made (as mentioned in the vid) you can get all six of them here https://legacy.curseforge.com/members/agermods/projects
They include:
Ager's Giant Junkyard Dimension
Ager's Massive Castles
Ager's Amazing Mineshafts and Miner Companions
Ager's Lushroom Biome
Ager's Mosslings and Villages
Ager's Earthquake Generator

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