2018 is coming to an in depth! Before we are saying goodbye, it’s time to look again at all the good instances we’ve had. To assist us keep in mind the 12 months, YouTube has launched their annual YouTube Rewind video. The platform has been making a rewind video yearly since 2010, however they’ve obtained heavy criticism lately. It hasn’t gotten any higher, both. As of as we speak, YouTube Rewind 2018 has earned the title of being essentially the most disliked video to ever hit the positioning. It at the moment has 129 million views, with 2.2 million likes and 11 million dislikes!

Viewers had been so distraught with the video that they eliminated dislikes from Justin Bieber’s “Baby”, the unique most disliked video on YouTube, simply so this 12 months’s rewind would hit #1.  While this was not the #1 spot that YouTube was aiming for, what actually went flawed?

If you’ve contributed to the detest depend, you’ll most likely agree that the video is tough to look at. It begins with Will Smith trying via some binoculars (which has change into a meme), as much as a Fortnite Battle Bus crammed with a number of well-liked YouTubers. The remainder of the video is crammed with cringe-worthy Fortnite dancing and celebrities that don’t actually have something to do with YouTube.

Many viewers are upset that the video ignored key moments from channels like Pewdiepie, Logan Paul, and Shane Dawson. Instead, the rewind appears to smash method an excessive amount of in eight minutes and targeted closely on promoting materials.

Tech YouTuber Marques Brownlee, aka MKBHD, launched a video yesterday explaining the principle issues with YouTube Rewind. Brownlee was featured on this 12 months’s video and had a first-hand have a look at how the mission went down. One of the problems, he defined, was the manufacturing itself. Surprisingly, Brownlee explains how the filming took extraordinarily lengthy, with a lot of the footage not even used. Take a have a look at his video right here.

A consultant from YouTube responded to this international outrage by issuing the beneath assertion to The Verge:

We’re hoping YouTube can study from the suggestions they’ve been receiving and enhance subsequent 12 months’s video. To be truthful, they had been attempting to create one thing entertaining. They simply wanted extra route on what was really memorable this previous 12 months.

If you haven’t seen YouTube Rewind 2018, check out what it takes to earn the title of essentially the most disliked video on YouTube. Lastly, tell us what you consider this 12 months’s rewind and what you imagine went flawed.


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