We weren’t expecting — or even wanting to, frankly — talk about Logan Paul again. But his first week back was marked by new controversy, and YouTube took swift action to punish him. What happens when you’re too edgy for YouTube? What do you do when you lose the ability to monetize your videos — and what’s next for both Logan and prank / provacateur culture on YouTube?

Further reading:

YouTube and Twitch helped to create an inescapable era of provocateur culture (Polygon)

YouTuber Jake Paul Builds a Multimillion-Dollar Empire—With the Help of Thousands of Tween Fans (The Daily Beast)

YouTuber Under Fire for 'Acid Attack' Prank Videos (The Daily Beast)

Prank channels on YouTube should take a lesson from Jackass (Polygon)

From 2015: Logan Paul has conquered the internet, but he can't figure out how to conquer the world (Caroline Moss / Business Insider)

Clips used:

LOGAN PAUL IS BACK! (Logan Paul Vlogs)

 

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Two rival YouTube personalities turned a small feud into a major boxing event streamed to almost 1.7 million viewers (on YouTube, of course). Who are KSI and Joe Weller, and does amateur boxing have a future in YouTube influencer culture?

Further reading / watching:

YouTubers, FIFA gamers set for momentous boxing match to settle months of drama (Polygon)

Rival YouTubers Are About to Fistfight in an Olympic Arena IRL (The Daily Beast)

My Response To The Fight (Joe Weller)

Clips used:

Returning to the Sidemen House (KSI)

INTERNET MELTS (Diss Track Edition) (Joe Weller)

KSI VS JOE WELLER FULL FIGHT (KSI)

Like and Subscribe is a podcast about YouTube culture for those who maybe haven't watched hundreds of hours of YouTube. The show is hosted by Taylor Lorenz (@taylorlorenz) and Julia Alexander (@loudmouthjulia) and produced / edited by Ross Miller (@ohnorosco). Artwork by Sean Celaya. Intro/outro music is from "Shake It!" by Jahzzar (via Free Music Archive). For inquiries, likesubscribecast AT gmail. Thank you for reading this far, and of course thank you for listening!

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Drama between creators defined YouTube culture in 2017, and few know the fights, stories, and players better than 34-year-old Daniel Keem, better known on the web as Keemstar, creator and host of DramaAlert. Who is Keemstar, and how did his channel become the go-to for staying on top of YouTuber culture?

Further reading: How DramaAlert Became the TMZ of YouTube (The Daily Beast)

Clips used:

Logan Paul is BACK! The Community REACTS! (DramaAlert)

HALO'S #1 TRASHTALKER :: DJ KEEMSTAR (DERANKER)

Like and Subscribe is a podcast about YouTube culture for those who maybe haven't watched hundreds of hours of YouTube. The show is hosted by Taylor Lorenz (@taylorlorenz) and Julia Alexander (@loudmouthjulia) and produced / edited by Ross Miller (@ohnorosco). Artwork by Sean Celaya. Intro/outro music is from "Shake It!" by Jahzzar (via Free Music Archive). For inquiries, likesubscribecast AT gmail. Thank you for reading this far, and for listening!

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For Logan Paul, 2017 was one of the best years of his life. Two days into 2018, he faced worldwide criticism for uploading a video that featured the body of a man who recently committed suicide in Japan. In that moment, Logan Paul became YouTube's biggest problem and the face of everything wrong with influencer culture. But who is Logan Paul? Who's the person behind the headlines, and how was this moment maybe an inevitable product of the culture?

Further reading: Logan Paul’s true return to YouTube hasn’t happened yet (Polygon)

Clips used:

Suicide: Be Here Tomorrow. (Logan Paul Vlogs)

So Sorry. (Logan Paul Vlogs)

WHY 2017 WAS THE BEST YEAR OF MY LIFE. (Logan Paul Vlogs)

Is YouTube Really Worth It? (PewDiePie)

Like and Subscribe is a podcast about YouTube culture for those who maybe haven't watched hundreds of hours of YouTube. The show is hosted by Taylor Lorenz (@taylorlorenz) and Julia Alexander (@loudmouthjulia) and produced / edited by Ross Miller (@ohnorosco). Artwork by Sean Celaya. Intro/outro music is from "Shake It!" by Jahzzar (via Free Music Archive). For inquiries, likesubscribecast AT gmail. Thank you for reading this far, and for listening!

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