2019 January - Gummy Bear Challenge Trend

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/gummy-bear-challenge

A meme that originated on TikTok and just blew up December 31 2018.

Original: https://t.tiktok.com/i18n/share/video/6640342878226763014/

Someone Like You by Adele plays panning from one gummy bear to a whole lot of gummy bears, as the song becomes a chorus of audience members singing too.

#####Variants:

Pennies - https://twitter.com/badreplrhs/status/1081674289571602432

iPhones - https://twitter.com/badreplrhs/status/1081676026248417281

Swedish Fish - https://twitter.com/badreplrhs/status/1081676228883636225

Grass - https://twitter.com/badreplrhs/status/1081676374547550209

JUUL Pods - https://twitter.com/badreplrhs/status/1081676662629171201

Hand Sanitizer - https://twitter.com/badreplrhs/status/1081677302491201537

My Little Petshop - https://twitter.com/badreplrhs/status/1081677989417410562

Marvel - https://twitter.com/badreplrhs/status/1081678260654739456

Kisses - https://twitter.com/badreplrhs/status/1081678471833837576

Popcorn - https://twitter.com/badreplrhs/status/1081678631330635778

Coins - https://twitter.com/badreplrhs/status/1081679194881445888

Green Beans - https://twitter.com/badreplrhs/status/1081679752652619776

Bless this apparently 10 year old girl for collecting these.

Beer - https://twitter.com/astridnicole_/status/1081419261829103616

Weights - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV90OQOtY1w

#####Compilations

https://youtu.be/DoehoneWDeo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHs2-6C87ro

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UHUS5nn6h8

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2019 January - SmellyOctopus gets a false copyright claim from CD Baby on a private stream containing only his voice
https://twitter.com/SmellyOctopus/status/1082771468377821185

https://redd.it/aec7o8
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2019 January - Youtube Vloggers RachelAndJun get a false copyright strike on a video where they take their cats for a walk
https://twitter.com/RachelAndJun/status/1082826298248974336

https://redd.it/aedr2l
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2019 January: F1 retroactively has claimed 100's of let's plays overnight
https://twitter.com/ConeDodger240/status/1082654523662000130?s09

https://redd.it/aeeer1
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2019 January - Youtube channel Circle People to be shut down due to 3 copyright strikes
https://twitter.com/circlepeopleyt/status/1082455258369015809?s=21

https://redd.it/aeedc3
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January 2019 - Jameskii gets several copyright claims from CollabDRM with barely any details
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCmJPNv972c

https://redd.it/aefjy9
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2019 January - Genius Lyrics Meme

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/backpack-kids-genius-flossin-performance-i-be-flossin

There isn't a complete article for the Genius Lyrics Meme yet, but it focuses on videos from the Youtube channel Genius featuring Youtube creators explaining lyrics to their music.

Genius is known for featuring rap artists and this recent trend has marked a drop in quality for the channel.

This one's been building up for a while but seems to have hit a watershed right on the new year.

#####Examples

The Backpack Kid "Flossin" Official Lyrics & Meaning -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygZjT0Wo93s

Jacob Sartorius "Better With You" Official Lyrics & Meaning -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya6-AiemvXs

Gabbie Hanna "Monster" Official Lyrics & Meaning -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=si2Nh6hS6j8

Lele Pons "Celoso" Official Lyrics & Meaning -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqZOz3hBPso

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PewDiePie -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0looVXRbaDk

JustDestiny -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNbm05eCcgA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAY83_UYljQ

Honest -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycr6qBay-Aw

Gabbie Hanna -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLwyVgab1Oc

Tristan Paredes -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok4-lGPYBjQ

RiceGum -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjfKD1k8O2M

Cyrus -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5PKIQgGPkY

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There are plenty of What If I'm the Monster memes too, but that was a big part of December 2018. Section on that here:

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/people/gabbie-hanna



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2019 January - Big Chungus Meme

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/big-chungus

This meme really began around December 2018 but has blown up in early January 2019.

In terms of Youtube popularity, it hit mainstream when PewDiePie featured it -
https://youtu.be/4E96vYUG7bw?t=155

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Getting my brother Big Chungus for Christmas -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOmG5RO4bNc

https://www.reddit.com/r/youtubehaiku/comments/ad00au/poetry_getting_my_brother_big_chungus_for/?st=jqlgvnp2&sh=51d3de39

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I Got Big Chungus for the PS4... -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjOSlgQ0t4A

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I ACTUALLY Sold “Big Chungus” to Gamestop -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ2JLAfaaw8





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January 2018 - Awesome Simpsons remixer Dankmus had his whole channel demonitized in one swipe. This guy gets blessings from the actual writers, shows we can't have nice things on YouTube anymore.
https://redd.it/aej4uu
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Post archive.org links from now on.

Information on social media can get removed. Archive it when you can. This is an important post in my opinion. I would love it if someone makes a tutorial on how to post links here so that we could turn it into a more library-like thing.

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2019 January - Update in Custody Battle for Fiverr Jesus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PufM6dW_to

https://redd.it/aepiym
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2019 January - Jafet Meza makes his own original compositions and has his entire channel demonetized for “reused content".

January 9

https://twitter.com/Jafet_Meza/status/1082693186831769600

>@TeamYouTube Hey I just got demonetized for absolutely no reason. I have zero copyright strikes and I do all the content on my channel so what is happening. Can't even see what entity is claiming I'm reusing content.

Images: https://imgur.com/a/WHxM6wi

Youtube's Response: https://twitter.com/TeamYouTube/status/1082706710429614081

> Thanks for sharing the details. Looks like your channel was demonetized for reused content. Here's more about reused content & how you can avoid it: https://goo.gl/E5dgGo . You can always reapply for YPP in 30 days from the date monetization was disabled.

https://twitter.com/Jafet_Meza/status/1082709740738756609

>I do all the content in my channel. I'm not reusing any content and even when I used music and visuals from other people I either had permission or didn't monetized it. My channel has been monetized for 10 years and I've never had an issue. I'd like a clearer response please.

Youtube's response: https://twitter.com/TeamYouTube/status/1083141085847707648

> Already heard back -- this was a mistake and your channel is approved again for YPP [monetization]. Really appreciate you reaching out and our sincerest apologies that this happened in the first place!

https://twitter.com/Jafet_Meza/status/1083142543578157056

> My monetization is back!!! Thanks everyone who helped solve this! Please, if you see any other content creator getting flagged the same way I did, do help them the same way you helped me! Best of wishes for everyone out there!




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/r/Youtube thread:
https://www.reddit.com/r/youtube/comments/ae6h7n/youtuber_jafet_meza_who_makes_his_own_original/

https://i.imgur.com/v94HyLv.jpg


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2019 January - Simone Giertz has to go back for 6 weeks of radiation to treat her grade 1 meningioma brain tumor

https://twitter.com/SimoneGiertz/status/1083512192090005506

>Starting off 2019 with 6 weeks of radiation.

>If this doesn’t turn me into a super villain I don’t know what will

https://twitter.com/SimoneGiertz/status/1083513459969388545

>There were some parts of the tumor that were too dangerous to remove and they have grown a bit. So we’re bringing out the laser beams.

https://twitter.com/SimoneGiertz/status/1083515318134161408

> Just found this out today. I might be 100% fine throughout treatment, but not sure if I’ll be able to upload videos and be witty, charming, thought provoking, humble etc

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2019 January - Pewdiepie comments on the copyright claim issues with Ray William Johnson, Jameskii, Veronica Wang, and Youtube's copyright system
https://youtu.be/yMuEeUyMfUo

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2019 January - Mumkey Jones on why Youtube has wrongly terminated both of his channels by assigning 6 strikes in one day
https://youtu.be/znKj1CVN9Qc

https://redd.it/af4gtg
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Jan 2019 - Pianist's art claimed by company who does not own music of visuals.
https://www.reddit.com/r/piano/comments/af8dmj/popular_pianist_youtube_channel_rosseau_may_get/?utm_source=reddit-android

https://redd.it/afm73v
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2019 January - Believe Music has been falsely copyright claiming Youtube pianist Rosseau's videos, taking the entirety of his revenue and potentially giving him 2 strikes that will ban his channel from posting new videos
https://redd.it/afnirf
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2019 January - Sexualized speed cleaning videos on Youtube

I received a modmail about this as a user stumbled upon the massive amount of "speed cleaning" videos and they appear to be sexualized in their thumbnails and content.

#####Examples

Rose Kelly - Speed cleaning the house for mommies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_eEDYgBK_U

Woman cleans in shorts that have been cut very very short. Waist is almost always in frame.

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Necole's niche - SPEED CLEANING THE HOUSE FOR BUSY MOMMIES!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRgY3CShFVQ

Video starts with low drumming and a woman holding written cards proclaiming "We are officially a community!"

Entire video is a woman cleaning in a bikini bottom with her waist in center frame. Cleans a wall in slow motion for 15 minutes.

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Ruby Day - How To Vacuum Speed Clean Tips
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuDt6gmDv_4

Woman cleans in a miniskirt with waist in center frame, constantly bending over. (Posts nude photoshoots on Patreon.)

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Alice J. Hamilton - Tips and Tricks for Super Speed Clean
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UrjU1RvCdE

Woman cleans in short shorts, crouches in frame centered on crotch, constantly bends over.

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Kill Shot - 6 MINUTE SPEED CLEANING
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Te9Pm12NCFQ

Woman cleans in tight shorts with frame centered on waist. Child sits on couch.

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Danielle Maye official - SPEED CLEANING THE NEW HOUSE | POWER HOUR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Dsg1mf4cqY

Woman cleans in shorts for 16 minutes, not that sexualized. Links to her "18+ Patreon" in the denoscription.

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Cage the mom - Speed Living room clean with cheezit removal!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Lr4VdSYtDE

Woman cleans in shorts and low cut top, bends over to show cleavage. Has a NSFW Patreon with private Snapchat, "Slo Mo Tease Videos", and any clothing item sent to top patrons "As is not washed!!"







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There seem to be a lot of speed cleaning videos that are legitimately cleaning and meant to be satisfying time lapses of people cleaning rooms. These sexualized videos are mixed into the niche and almost always have much higher view counts and sexualized thumbnails.

Videos discussing this niche:

These Moms Are "Cleaning Up" On Youtube - Leon Lush
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vzl93kp37oM

How Is This Allowed On YouTube? Speed Cleaning - InformOverload
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XA_mADMlzY

You Won't Believe This Latest Youtube Trend... "Speed Cleaning" - Kings of Influence EpicLloyd and Ray William Johnson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwRN39mgx24





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2019 January - Micah Price is teaching a neural network to skip in-video ads on Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDxnmWdmPdQ

https://redd.it/afnpn9
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2019 January - Youtube refuses to give Bagelboy Silver Play Button Plaque for literally no reason
https://twitter.com/bagelb0yy/status/1084234813790404611

https://redd.it/ag5epl
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2019 January - "Star Wars Theory" creates a Darth Vader fan film, hires a composer to create original music, and does not monetize the video, gaining 6.5 million views in one month. Warner Chappell has falsely copyright claimed the video's music and is now monetizing it for themselves.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acPFPu_UZWE

https://redd.it/ag760y
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