this post was submitted on 18 Jul 2023
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[–] BearJCC@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

They are starting to delete the data associated to Google accounts that have not signed in in several years. This includes their YouTube videos. I have started downloading the videos from creators that have passed that I still wish to watch.

[–] JshKlsn@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

That's interesting. My girlfriends old cat videos from over a decade ago are still there. She hasn't logged into the account for years and years.

[–] hellishharlot@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I dread the day TotalBiscuit is but a memory (RIP)

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

What happens to videos of people who are no longer alive? Does Google expect a channel to be maintained in perpetuity?