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Your documentary on air assaults was just TOP NOTCH.

Informative, entertaining, and well edited.

I think it’s nonsense YouTube demonetizes vids that contain any explosions.

Seems it’s more interested in just content creators who post Barbie sales ads.

You represent the best of US - be proud!

Your channel is the only one I happily pay for.

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And yet, the neo-anarchist Teahadist who terrorizes the families of local public officials and displays obscene signs at county events is still monetized by, and making a decent living from, YouTube. Go figure.

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Helicopters and guns are so scary. No ad revenue for you. Real youtubers make only makeup tutorials and puppy videos.

By the way, when is the next avengers movie coming out where New York gets nuked? I hope Youtube has the latest trailer.

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That’s bad because there is still adds on that video on youtube… I watched it this morning. If you don’t get money for your video, why is there still adds?

You are doing a great job, thanks

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Because they get to make money, I just don’t get to make money

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But they'll let Russell Brand say anything he wants!!!

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Brand has now been demonitised!

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Ryan I watched that whole video and did not see anything that would demonetize you. Youtube will eventually lose out on some great videos, or someone might start competion with them.

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The only thing I can think of is the gun fire and the hellfire explosion from the helicopter. It might get overturned, but your video never recovers because getting add limited sends you to the bottom of the algorithm.

We’ll see. I think the issue is that you never know who’s actually watching your video and if they don’t know anything about the military, you’re at their mercy.

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I keep forgetting just how many soft co... I mean civvies there are out there without a clue about the military. As I often remind myself;; they can vote, breed and drive on the roads. scary.

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Damn, that is bovine scatology for sure...

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YouTube is getting to be annoying for consumers as well as creators. I pay not to see ads, so my experience may be different, but I still benefit from creators getting a share of the revenue. The arbitrary and capricious treatment of creators, the lack of clear rules, and inconsistent enforcement offend my sense of decency and justice.

Yesterday, the algorithm suggested a video that was nothing but ten minutes of Russian tanks exploding in combat. I watched, liked, and subscribed.

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Ryan you confirm all the time why I am supporting you !!!

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I can’t imagine what it must be like to take a leap off the edge to full time content creation only to have the whole premise undermined by a faceless algorithm on a platform that’s a cash cow for a corporation. What a crap thing to do to the people they depend upon for content.

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I don't get it? How can other people get paid for the worst rubbish ever broadcast and your stuff cops the bitch stick? Surely Ge or Raytheon would be happy to advertise on your channel? Or the Red Cross, Medicins Sans Frontieres? So glad I subscribed to your substack, worth the money and then some.

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A good example where AI/algorithms have no morals.

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This is why I support you through Substack and not through YouTube.

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Probably not a real person just a fancy little algorithm that doesn’t have reasoning at least as we expect it.

You tube is fine if your in a bathrobe and smoking a fat cigar and drinking some fine scotch whiskey.

But show some soldiers and guns even though they aren’t aiming at anyone in particular.

And whoopsie daisy’s you are demonetized!;(/)

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This video is great. Very informative and educational. You Tube this video should NOT have been demonetized!

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