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The Problem with Linus Tech Tips: Accuracy, Ethics, & Responsibility
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this post was submitted on 14 Aug 2023
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Yeah, I just finished watching it. I stand corrected - first impressions aside, Steve raises some important concerns.
I'm also impressed that he voluntarily de-monetized his own video, it goes a long way to highlighting the principles behind it. Not many content creators literally put their money where their mouth is like that.
I will be interested to see how LMG responds to this.
Honestly, if not with na apology and a promise that they will change policies, plus some compensation to the hurt companies, I will just unsubscribe to them in the future. I’m pro capitalism, I’m pro free market, I understand that a company needs to make money. But if you’re screwing over start ups that are trying to survive on your way, plus use your employees wage as an excuse to do a shit job, you fall.
That is, as they say, the free market at work.
Yup. There’s other channels doing tech reviews, and probably doing a much better job apparently.
Linus has posted a response on the LTT forums:
https://linustechtips.com/topic/1526180-gamers-nexus-alleges-lmg-has-insufficient-ethics-and-integrity/page/16/
From his response:
I'd be interested to hear what Linus considers to be proper journalistic practice in that case.
The rest of his response goes some way to addressing a few of the concerns raised, but I feel this is going to turn into another "Trust me Bro" debacle (i.e. he cannot seem to take criticism on the chin, no matter how valid or invalid it may be).
I get it a tiny bit. Normal journalist practice would be to reach out for comment on a piece like this. Doesn't and wouldn't change the accuracy of the content though.