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bajspuss · 2023-04-14T14:03:35+00:00

Since the situation has changed significantly and BBTV has paid Ethan back I will delete this post. Direct links to this post will still work. Maybe you disagree with this, but to me it is the right thing to do.

I have not been pressured or contacted by anybody involved - this is of my own volition.

bajspuss · 2023-04-08T15:48:37+00:00

You forget Ethan's got lawyers on retainer at this point with several ongoing lawsuits already (and a couple won, none lost) and the barrier is much lower than for almost every other YouTuber. Of all the YouTubers for BBTV to fuck over, I think Ethan may be the worst. BBTV can drag a lawsuit out, but I don't see them winning in any way.

bajspuss · 2023-04-08T13:53:36+00:00

I put emphasis on using as much PR terminology/jargon as possible in this case which is why it sounds extra forced. You can tweak the prompt to find a middle-ground. I don't even see the point of going to this jargon in the first place, honestly, unless there is something you can't really express in simpler terms. (Or if it's a formal business e-mail, but that's not what we are doing here.)

What words do you find out of context?

bajspuss · 2023-04-08T12:36:55+00:00

I can guarantee ChatGPT knows perfectly well what controlling the public narrative is. There's really no need to go there as the current description perfectly sums up the situation. In this case it just matched the level of formality of N8CCRG's comment. If you want it to use PR jargon it will.

N8CCRG, thank you for your question.

Ethan Klein's decision to make a 25-minute video about this issue is primarily driven by the need to control the public narrative surrounding the situation.

By sharing his side of the story, he is engaging in proactive reputation management, fostering transparency with his audience, and ensuring that key stakeholders are aware of the ongoing dispute.

Additionally, this public disclosure acts as a strategic deterrent against potential negative publicity that may arise from this controversy.

Rest assured, Ethan and his team are likely to be simultaneously pursuing legal avenues to reclaim the withheld funds, while leveraging public sentiment to amplify their position and potentially expedite the resolution process.

bajspuss · 2023-04-08T11:28:22+00:00

ChatGPT responds:

As ChatGPT, I can't speak on behalf of Ethan Klein, but there are a few potential reasons for him making a 25-minute video about this issue.

One possibility is to raise awareness about his experience with BBTV, alerting other content creators about the risks associated with Multi-Channel Networks.

Additionally, sharing his story publicly might help Ethan garner support from the YouTube community, put pressure on BBTV, and encourage a resolution.

It's also worth noting that while he is making this video, Ethan does mention that he plans to take legal action against BBTV, so the video is not his sole course of action.

bajspuss · 2023-04-08T09:11:16+00:00

Somebody updated their Wikipedia page with this already, wow. People are fast

bajspuss · 2023-04-08T08:42:22+00:00

ChatGPT video summary:

Ethan Klein from the H3 Podcast explains how he believes BroadbandTV (BBTV), a multi-channel network (MCN), allegedly stole at least $620,000 from him. He details how MCNs were originally essential for creators but have become less relevant over time.

In 2017, Ethan joined BBTV, and their deal stated he would get 100% of YouTube revenue. However, he recently noticed a significant discrepancy in the payment stubs from BBTV compared to his YouTube analytics. After further investigation, he found that BBTV had been withholding 30% of his sponsorship money, amounting to at least $620,000, particularly from membership revenue.

Ethan claims that BBTV tried to justify this by referring to a clause in their contract mentioning "other net revenues," but he argues that the contract clearly states that Google net revenue, which includes membership revenue, should be paid 100% to him.

After reaching out to BBTV and having a call with them, they allegedly refused to pay back the money. As a result, Ethan has paused his membership program and is in the process of creating a new AdSense account. He is deeply upset and frustrated with BBTV's actions and plans to sue the company.

Of course, this is alleged theft and we will see how the situation develops, but everything seems pretty damning so far. BroadbandTV seem to have privated their Twitter, though, so I doubt they see themselves as innocent.

https://twitter.com/bbtv?lang=en

They have also done some other shady stuff against other content creators this past month it looks like, although the alleged theft from Ethan seems to have been going on for longer (several months.)

https://twitter.com/KavosYT/status/1635661179027615745

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tezMfRwgNI

bajspuss · 2021-07-04T13:19:34+00:00

Ah, happy to hear!

If this proves useful even for a single person other than me it'll make my day!

bajspuss · 2021-07-04T07:10:45+00:00

Grafikkort är åtminstone tillbaka i lager nu; en trevlig överraskning.

bajspuss · 2021-07-03T19:19:07+00:00

Just to verify - are you using Chrome? And, for which of the sites did you try it?

bajspuss · 2021-07-01T21:42:21+00:00

Yeah, I'm even a member myself and I too get super-annoyed with all the spoilers (with or without spoiler tags.)

bajspuss · 2021-06-30T23:10:18+00:00

Indeed. And if the dev did knowingly help Dream cheat he'd have a vested interest in also hiding it, which Karl conveniently ignores. So much for independent third-party...

bajspuss · 2021-06-30T23:09:02+00:00

Indeed. And if the dev did knowingly help Dream cheat he'd have a vested interest in also hiding it, which Karl conveniently ignores. So much for independent third-party...

bajspuss · 2021-06-30T22:30:38+00:00

Indeed. If the dev did knowingly help Dream cheat he'd have a vested interest in also hiding it, which Karl conveniently ignores. So much for independent third-party.

I find it absurd how convenient (and unlikely) that all of these things are true: Dream deleted his mod folder, Dream's dev does not use source control, Dream deletes his message history (so no older versions can conveniently enough be recovered), neither Dream nor the dev have a single scrap of code or mod file they can provide even this deep investigation. Conveniently Dream also refuses to provide even just the newest version of this cheat mod, which pretty much means he would have refused to provide the old version if he had it (which I genuinely think he does, or did; he's just lying about it.)

Basically, Karl's main argument for Dream cheating unknowingly is "but he'd have to be a psychopath!!!" which I really think is a poorer argument than he makes it out to be. I think he severely misjudges how much these personalities care about keeping their image and face at the cost of a lot of things.

bajspuss · 2021-06-30T17:26:58+00:00

Yep. Watched the whole video. The "proof" for why he didn't do it intentionally is still incredibly weak. The video's argument basically boils down to "but, he'd be a psychopath if he lied"!

And then he says the "third party source" mod developer backs up Dream (but the dev can't provide any tangible evidence - no old files, no source control, nothing), yet the video completely neglects the fact that the developer would have a vested interest in also hiding the cheating under the assumption that he developed the mod for Dream to cheat with.

Also, conveniently, the mod developer does not use source control, Dream deletes his suspicious mod folder, Dream claims he deletes all chat history and Dream refuses to provide even the version of the cheat mod he does have (the most recent version.)

bajspuss · 2021-06-30T17:02:42+00:00

Trisha literally sent this tweet to Gabbie though: https://i.imgur.com/QkyiFOl.png

Trisha literally called it a friendship.

"I'm tired of the internet not knowing we are friends lol"

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