The writing is on the wall.
We're seeing more channels bailing out of Youtube and fleeing to other social media platforms. Now we can't say we've been a huge Youtube channel, actually we barely have 600 subscribers, but we do follow some mega homesteading channels and it seems each one has put up a video describing demonetization. They tell a common story. A video is uploaded and immediately demonetized. It doesn't seem to matter what their topic was; it's just arbitrarily demonetized. Topics have included livestock raising and harvesting, food preservation, canning, making clothes, solar, archery, hunting, sustainability, permaculture - and it goes on and on.
The common concern for subscribers and content authors is the same. Restricted access to information due to biases at Youtube headquarters. For several years now Youtube has been a haven for people seeking information on learning to skills and being self-reliant. Now what. Many channels have been sponsoring meet-ups and promoting community growth in anticipation of further censorship. For new channels, like ourselves, we're wondering whether to invest our time and resources to try and grow a Youtube channel only to have our content censored and demonetized. Where do we go now.
After watching AmericanHomesteader's goodbye video to Youtube we felt called to a decision, howbeit a temporary transition solution. We'll continue with our Youtube channel while feeding our subscribers into other social media platforms. Yes, the overused with problems of its own Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter and STEEMIT. We're hoping that, when not if, Youtube becomes too toxic for JRC Homestead Texas there'll be enough support on our other social network platforms to continue. We just want to get our story out there and help other new homesteaders. That's always been our goal.
And that brings us back to the original question. So, is Youtube dead for homesteaders? What's you opinion?
