They need all the motivation in world to keep going. They wont do it.ĭo it for just the front line fighters fighting against this pandemic world wide. The one year which really needed a Rewind for all the positives this year. Good, YouTube's already shit from the past 2 rewinds that were an embarrassment to the community! I'm glad that you took a break from rewind I highly support that.Įh, this is just an excuse for cost savings and to end the trend, since the past few years have gotten bad feedback on rewind. Sometimes the only thing that's gotten people through this year is watching their favourite YouTubers who put a smile on their face or help ppl forget their problems for awhile. Maybe they're skipping it just because the last few have been almost universally hated 2020 was YouTube's chance to do something very good with Rewind, offer something positive in a year where we all need it. Hank Green - ha.nk.cm November 12, 2020 You made a hard year genuinely better.”Ībout Rewind this year. You’ve found ways to lift people up, help them cope, and make them laugh. We know that so much of the good that did happen in 2020 was created by all of you. So, we’re taking a break from Rewind this year. And it doesn’t feel right to carry on as if it weren’t.
YouTube's statement further reads, “But 2020 has been different. YouTube Down Funny Memes and Jokes Trend Online as Netizens LOL at Doubting Their Wi-Fi Initially! The statement was quick to garner the attention of Twitterati who appeared divided in their opinion about the platform. The video which used to be the year-end tribute to creators would take viewers around viral trends, videos and things that were shared widely on the platform. The company issued a statement acknowledging that “2020 has been different,” and that “it doesn’t feel right to carry on as if it weren’t.” Rewind which started in 2010 had been the way the online platform ended the year every year. Hopefully whatever YouTube does to replace its big year-end celebration ends up a little less controversial going forward.YouTube Rewind, the online video platform's annual end-of-year tribute has been cancelled. Still, whether well-received or endlessly dunked on, Rewind videos have been a big part of YouTube's culture for the past decade. Later 2019's video attempted to skirt controversy entirely by shifting its format from the big-budget mashup of YouTubers from years past to a more ordinary (and boring) list of clips of most-watched creators, videos, and trends. 2018's video was viciously panned by the YouTube community (to this day, it remains the most disliked video ever posted to the platform).Ĭreators argued that the company was shifting focus from the "real community" including controversial creators like Logan Paul and PewDiePie, in favour of more advertiser-friendly choices. And it doesn't feel right to carry on as if it weren't."Īlso, Rewind had already been struggling long before the pandemic. YouTube will also be relying on creators on its platform to fill the gap, with a spokesperson telling that it'll "continue to be inspiring to see the myriad of ways the most creative content producers in the world, our YouTube creators, encapsulate the end of the year in their video recaps, as YouTube retires its own Rewind video."Īs per The Verge, this news of YouTube cancelling Rewind permanently isn't a big surprise, as the company already took off 2020, citing the difficulties of the year: "2020 has been different.
Video sharing platform YouTube has confirmed that YouTube Rewind, the company's annual year-end round-up of trends, creators, memes, and the most popular videos on the site, has been cancelled for good.Īccording to The Verge, instead, YouTube has stated it will "refocus our energies on celebrating you and the trends that make YouTube with a different and updated kind of experience," although the company didn't elaborate further on what it'll be replacing Rewind with.
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