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The Problem with Linus Tech Tips: Accuracy, Ethics, & Responsibility (www.youtube.com)
submitted 1 year ago by alessandro@lemmy.ca to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/3337820

cross-posted from: https://kbin.social/m/PCGaming/t/341789

This video is not monetized. This video covers our serious concerns regarding the data accuracy of Linus Media Group, including Linus Tech Tips, ShortCircuit, and TechQuickie, particularly as it relates to rushing content out the door to favor -- by staff's own admission -- quantity over quality. As the company continues to expand into its LTT Labs direction, the importance of accurate data increases; however, even as 'only' entertainment, there are still certain responsibilities to the consumer and the manufacturers to report fairly (and to have defined corrections processes in place). We tried to approach this as objectively as possible and hope that viewers are able to listen to the evidence we present, particularly as it relates to significant and frequent data errors that now present in nearly every technical review video.

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[–] harrim4n@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

In his forum post he commented somewhere in the thread that billet sent them a quote and they paid in full - so at least that part should be resolved. Still a massive fuckup though.

[–] emeralddawn45@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 1 year ago

According to the new video that's a lie, and they didn't reach out at all until after this video was posted, they made an offer but billet has not yet responded to it or accepted it.

[–] baggins@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

Nah in the forum post he said they haven't paid BL anything yet.

[–] thisisnotgoingwell@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

You gotta work on your reading comprehension my man. Linus explicitly said they had not paid anything yet.