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YouTube Reviews Summary

YouTube's reputation is increasingly marred by customer dissatisfaction, primarily due to excessive advertisements and perceived censorship. Users express frustration over the platform's reliance on ads, which disrupt viewing experiences and lead many to consider alternatives. Complaints about account suspensions and a lack of transparency regarding community guidelines further exacerbate concerns about customer service. While some users appreciate the vast array of content available, the overall sentiment indicates a growing discontent with YouTube's management practices, prompting calls for more user-friendly policies and a potential shift to competing platforms.

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Arkansas
2 reviews
11 helpful votes
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The people on this site frequently threaten others lives, they gang up on innocent victims and attack them repeatedly, they use foul language and talk about sex and drugs where even children see the content. And they frequently commit federal offenses, make death threats, etc... I was threatened and slandered for over a year and had to shut down my family friendly channel because google allowed the abuse and violence to continue, and the "crew" was attacking the wrong person. Knew full well I wasn't the account they claimed I was, and yet I had over 25 users attacking me, my friends, my family and anyone who viewed my videos.

Date of experience: September 24, 2010
North Carolina
13 reviews
88 helpful votes
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Ok I have been an avid youtube user for quite a while now. I like youtube because if you want to watch a video on how to do somthing then search for it if it isn't there well make it for the world to see. I know that most people go to it just to see viral videos and some people go to learn how to do a particular thing like maybe glitch in Modern Warfare 2. Me myself I watch them to be entertained. Now that they have a safe search feature on the site then it is easier for parents to monitor what their children watch which might help in some of the accidents that have happened because of some of the videos. The only gripe I have is not being able to actually download videos without having to download an add-on into Firefox. You have a variety of videos to watch from funny to fitness. Sometimes you can even watch Tv shows be they are usually taken down within a couple of hours after upload. I recommend this site for entertainment.

Date of experience: August 19, 2010
Illinois
45 reviews
344 helpful votes
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Great site!
April 16, 2010

Great site!

It can be pretty addicting though since usually their recommendations are quite appealing! The only slight negative is that their search is not quite up to par with the rest of the site, but try for a couple minutes and you'll find it.

Enjoy the videos but enter the comment discussions at your own risk as they usually tend to entail an argument at every possible chance!

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Date of experience: April 15, 2010
Latvia
6 reviews
18 helpful votes
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A few glitches here and there, but overall very good! I use it every day! I even have my own profile with 50 subscribers :)

Date of experience: April 4, 2010
California
4 reviews
8 helpful votes
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I love Youtube and spend hours every week clicking rapidly through so much stuff.

Date of experience: January 2, 2010
Texas
26 reviews
195 helpful votes
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I could get lost in YouTube for hours on end. I think that TV stations and the like should allow clips on YouTube. Like So You Think You Can Dance? I always want to see dances that I love again and since that show cannot put out a great DVD with the ones I like I think the next best thing is to have YouTube have them up. They could even put commercials in there... short ones. 8 seconds.

What I really love are the people I follow who give commentary on what they have heard int he news, movie reviews, people who have skits, or those that sing really good with covers and their own stuff. Youtube has nasty commenters, but I don't read the comments often nor do I make comments that often. I vote. I think that it's great to see videos run freely like this.

YouTube is one of those sites that is a double edge sword. People just have to know how to handle it and it can be a great tool. And just like the internet it has dark spots that many should just avoid all together. Don't let those dark spots suck you in like political spite or angry speech. Stick to the real and the happy. Don't anchor yourself with cynical thinking that could so take you in a direction that you don't want to go in.

Oh and I love finding clips of old cartoons I haven't seen in a really long time. Love that.

Date of experience: December 31, 2009
Texas
5 reviews
13 helpful votes
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My favorite celebrities are all on youtube. In fact, most of them are internet celebrities, a good number of which became famous through youtube.

Date of experience: November 14, 2009
Virginia
44 reviews
163 helpful votes
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I've logged on to my Youtube on several occations and discovered ALL my Favored Video's and my entire playlist was GONE! With my Information either gone or edited with obscine things on it. So...

Date of experience: November 4, 2009
New York
18 reviews
45 helpful votes
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Video
March 28, 2009

Video - By far, youtube is the #1 place for to up load videos to the web, and become a star. Its also good for watching funny videos. I recommend this site to everyone!

Date of experience: March 27, 2009
California
5 reviews
11 helpful votes
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Vids
March 27, 2009

Vids - this is a good website to post all of your funny vids and express yourself any way you want, and see what people think obout what you do.

Date of experience: March 27, 2009
GB
1 review
3 helpful votes
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YOU TUBE ALLOWS CHILDREN TO WATCH SICK, DISTURBING VIDEOS! BUT YOU TUBE WON'T ALLOW YOU TO COMPLAIN? - MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DISGUSTED, APPALLED AND COMPLETELY SICKENED TO THE PIT OF OUR STOMACHS' TO DISCOVER THAT 'YOU TUBE', HAVE NO "RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE", AGAINST SHOWING DISTURBING, UPSETTING AND HORRIFYING VIDEOS THAT CAN EASILY BE ACCESSED AND SHOWN TO ANYONE!. INCLUDING CHILDREN, ON THEIR WEBSITE! THOSE IN CHARGE OF YOU TUBE SHOULD HAVE A BASIC, DECENT COMMON SENSE AND DUE CARE TO THOSE WHO VIEW THEIR WEBSITE AND THEREFORE, SHOULD HAVE IN PLACE A SAFETY GUARD TO KEEP INNOCENT EYES FROM WATCHING HORROR THAT INVOLVES REAL PEOPLE AND THE MOST UNSUITABLE SCENES INVOLVING DEATH!. IN THIS WE REFER TO THE "MAGIC?, TRICKS GONE WRONG" SCENE AND MANY OTHERS THAT WERE UNSUITABLE BUT WERE EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO WATCH.

EVEN THOUGH PEOPLE MAY THINK IT'S FAKE, IT CERTAINLY DOES NOT LOOK OR FEEL THAT WAY TO AN INNOCENT CHILD! PLEASE NOTE, THAT WHEN TRYING TO COMPLAIN TO YOU TUBE IT IS EASIER SAID THAN DONE..

Date of experience: March 15, 2009