YouTube's Purge

​Clownfish TV explores the growing belief that YouTube is shifting toward a Netflix-style model, favoring professional, Hollywood-quality content over independent creators. The hosts discuss how this transition may explain the platform’s increased use of AI moderation to ban channels—often targeting independent creators—as a way to remove “dead weight” content that consumes resources, especially costly live streams. A notable example highlighted is Pokémon creator Splash Plate, who was banned after AI mistakenly flagged their content as a reupload of a terminated user’s video, despite proof of originality. The discussion emphasizes YouTube's focus on maximizing profit by promoting short-form or professionally produced content while phasing out independent long-form creators. Ultimately, the video examines how these changes position YouTube to compete directly with streaming giants like Netflix and Hulu through features like genre bundles on YouTube TV.

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