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Forums - Gaming - Pewdiepie responds to Warner Bros scandal

Barkley on 13 July 2016
Veknoid_Outcast said:
LudicrousSpeed said:
His video said something along the lines of "sponsored by Warner Bros" at the bottom of a description in the video which 99% of people would never click to see. Its misleading and dishonest, and that's why it was put there instead of in the actual video. He deserves to be called out for it, he put money ahead of honesty with his fans.

I gotta support LudicrousSpeed on this. PewDiePie might be able to escape from the controversy by technicality, but this episode proves he's untrustworthy and that his opinions are for sale.

But he doesn't even give his "opinion" if he was spending the whole video saying "Wow look at these graphics" "OMG this is awesome" "This is going to be such a great game."  "This is the best game i've played in ages."

But he doesn't, he literally gives an opinion once in the entire video right as it's ending which was just "I had a lot of fun playing this game."

It really doesn't prove his "opinions are for sale" I doubt the video would have been any different if WB weren't involved at all.



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kurasakiichimaru on 13 July 2016
Veknoid_Outcast said:
LudicrousSpeed said:
His video said something along the lines of "sponsored by Warner Bros" at the bottom of a description in the video which 99% of people would never click to see. Its misleading and dishonest, and that's why it was put there instead of in the actual video. He deserves to be called out for it, he put money ahead of honesty with his fans.

I gotta support LudicrousSpeed on this. PewDiePie might be able to escape from the controversy by technicality, but this episode proves he's untrustworthy and that his opinions are for sale.

Being paid to do something like porn doesn't mean you can or can't enjoy the sex.



Veknoid_Outcast on 13 July 2016
kurasakiichimaru said:
Veknoid_Outcast said:

I gotta support LudicrousSpeed on this. PewDiePie might be able to escape from the controversy by technicality, but this episode proves he's untrustworthy and that his opinions are for sale.

Being paid to do something like porn doesn't mean you can or can't enjoy the sex.

I don't understand your point.



vivster on 13 July 2016

That was really badly handled. He should've just admitted his mistake and said that he should've put the disclaimer in the video. This condescending response claiming no responsibility is is just sad.



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Veknoid_Outcast on 13 July 2016
Barkley said:
Veknoid_Outcast said:

I gotta support LudicrousSpeed on this. PewDiePie might be able to escape from the controversy by technicality, but this episode proves he's untrustworthy and that his opinions are for sale.

But he doesn't even give his "opinion" if he was spending the whole video saying "Wow look at these graphics" "OMG this is awesome" "This is going to be such a great game."  "This is the best game i've played in ages."

But he doesn't, he literally gives an opinion once in the entire video right as it's ending which was just "I had a lot of fun playing this game."

It really doesn't prove his "opinions are for sale" I doubt the video would have been any different if WB weren't involved at all.

It might not have been different. The game in question is excellent.

But that's not the point. It doesn't matter if he expressed opinion A or opinion B. What matters is that those opinions could have been bought by WB. PewDiePie could have obscured any warts in the game because WB insisted upon their exclusion. 

If people want to treat his videos as entertainment, then great. But in light of this controversy, I don't think anyone should take his recommendations seriously. 

The whole thing is just slimy.



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Barkley on 13 July 2016

Here's what TotalBiscuit has to say on the matter.

"Pewdiepie is being brought up for clicks. He actually did disclose. Not well, but he did. Others didn't at all. Undisclosed sponsored lets plays are bad, but an actual review that was bought and paid for is far far worse. "LPs are the same as reviews!" No, they're not. Big difference between in-depth critique and jokes/screaming/arm flailing."



Ruler on 13 July 2016

yeah great disclosing it in a description which no one reads? hes full of BS



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kurasakiichimaru on 13 July 2016
vivster said:
That was really badly handled. He should've just admitted his mistake and said that he should've put the disclaimer in the video. This condescending response claiming no responsibility is is just sad.

What mistake? 2 years ago, there were no guidelines for that.

Are you going to tell me I have to admit that I made a mistake for example, I wore casual clothes three days ago for a casual event then wear formal clothes to a formal event in the same venue?



SWORDF1SH on 13 July 2016
vivster said:
That was really badly handled. He should've just admitted his mistake and said that he should've put the disclaimer in the video. This condescending response claiming no responsibility is is just sad.

But the thing is, he hasn't done anything wrong. The FTC say it's Warner Bros in the wrong and not the Youtubers. Even the Youtubers that didn't mention it being a promotion at all, did nothing wrong. It just the media twisting the facts again.



Barkley on 13 July 2016
Veknoid_Outcast said:

It might not have been different. The game in question is excellent.

But that's not the point. It doesn't matter if he expressed opinion A or opinion B. What matters is that those opinions could have been bought by WB. PewDiePie could have obscured any warts in the game because WB insisted upon their exclusion. 

If people want to treat his videos as entertainment, then great. But in light of this controversy, I don't think anyone should take his recommendations seriously. 

The whole thing is just slimy.

His old videos all state in the description if they are sponsored, his videos that are sponsored since the FTC guidelines for youtube were created are disclosed very clearly. It's very easy to know when he has or hasn't been paid for making a video.

Also his videos ARE entertainment, in no possible way could PewDiePie's videos be described as "critique".