I have mad respect for Robert willing to do this video, no other social platform would even think of doing this. And thank you Casey for giving him the platform to give him a voice that's heard.
Good to see educational content being mentioned again. Often feels we are shoved into a corner with no real backing from RU-vid. EDU people could make some incredible RU-vid Red content, if given the opportunity.
Real Engineering the only youtube red series I have ever been interested in is Mind Field by Michael Stevens. It’s not like educational content hasn’t been given any opportunities when it comes to Red.
Honestly I think engineering education has been neglected by atleast western society as a whole, and RU-vid is just the voice of that society, personally I would love to see more engineering shows on RU-vid red as it is literally the building blocks of our society
Real Engineering agreed! As an online teacher, I use RU-vid as a tool for my students. RU-vid has been an invaluable resource and learning tool for everyone. I would definitely subscribe to Red if there are educational shows.👍
As a family that doesn't have cable anymore, RU-vid is out main source of video content. I would love to see more fun, educational content driven towards children. And if it exists I would love to see RU-vid back it more.
Algebraix's business model is eliminating the middle man. Google's the middle man, and runs their own advertising network. Part of that revenue goes to keeping RU-vid online. Why would Google host RU-vid for free?
Gus Johnson I think he should do this again, maybe regularly. It’s way better to make appearances on creator’s channels than to make their own channel like that CEO did. I’m not sure if he should just be on Casey’s channel, maybe switch it up a little.
Casey, you had really great questions! It's too bad Robert danced around certain topics, especially the demonetization and yellow icon issues, but hopefully 2018 does include more transparency from RU-vid and the platform can rise up! Thanks for the awesome interview
Yes. AND he should have asked about the technical issues from NOV27 (mean the technical issues with falsely shadow-banning so many creators and then claiming "great success" in a press release so advertisers come back :) --- SO MUCH COLATERAL DAMAGE and still no fix! THATS really the biggest issue right now. I know you have this problem too TPMVids!
I agree it was weak, but also, I think people had unrealistic expectations. Casey needs to stay on RU-vid's good side. Why would you go spit in the eye of someone who controls your entire business.
What would a hard interview get him? Nothing. The dudes still gonna make bank and still going to give the same answers or say something like "I'm sorry I can't answer that". lol, wouldn't make a difference.
Maybe because RU-vid is huge, and therefore the problems that are associated with it are big as well. Thus 20 mins are not gonna cover everything or solve everything. I would say as an informational video it is helpful overall.
if you were expecting solutions to be had in this video you likely had your expectations set too high, what we can expect from this is to have a more "personal" talk with someone with power at youtube instead of it just being a faceless comment, it gives a different meaning to what is being said even if the words are the exact same, this will help moving forward just not instantly. the comment section of this video is likely being watched with more attention than normal as well so as long as talks here don't devolve into a slugfest issues being debated here may have a stronger influence in the future.
That's what happens when someone gets easy questions and isn't pressed for more information when they give a bullshit soundbite answer. This interview was trash.
October 8, 2021 Fantastic interview Casey - I have been home ill for two weeks (unheard of for me) - and - I have filled my bed bound days with watching years of your content, growth & stories --- it's been quite a journey! I think I'll sign-off for awhile when I finish your interview of Mr. Robert Kyncl (CBO of RU-vid) you have so masterfully made happen; congratulations to you Mr. Casey Neistat! Well done indeed -
I think this was a great start. It's impossible to cover all those topics in depth in a 20 minute interview, so naturally a lot was left on the table. I don't think this means Casey was letting him off easy, I think he just wanted to cover as much as possible. (The yellow icon/demonetization discussion alone could go on for another hour!) I'm happy that someone at YT was willing to sit down with Casey and go unscripted to some tough questions. But, I would love to see more--a monthly interview would be great!
no question is hard if you are not follow thru if you get a doggy PR reply. And why not simply make it longer? felt sooo weak. CN could have done this so much better.
Fam, when you get this kind of opportunity, out of respect for your viewers and all the other content creators you MUST ask the controversial questions, and keep him pinned.
Johnny Peters I like the idea of this but would be curious on how to scale it. The obvious thing would be something like videos over 1 million subs, particularly ones with young demographics, get reviewed immediately by a board or committee, but I feel like that would become very hard to scale as RU-vid continues to grow. Also that leaves all of us who are under 1 million (or whatever number they would potentially decide on) left in about the same position we are now. I definitely like your idea a lot, just thoughts to build on it
blabla62871 I think everyone is. But I think this and the couple of actions they have taken in the last few days regarding Logan Paul have at the very least, been in a positive direction. Hoping they keep with this trend of clear communication as well
Thank you for the interview Casey. Here are the take home messages from the interview: 1) be a female youtuber (it is helpful) 2) they wont tell us what is appropriate, inappropriate to post for youtube videos. 3) if you are a small youtuber like me who make original parodies, they would probably ignore you because YOU CANT EVEN EMAIL THEM AND ASK ABOUT A SIMPLE QUESTION when they recently announced that they will hire 10,000 human labour to manually review channels
This was wonderful - thanks for taking the risk to reach out to them, and big ups to YT for accepting the challenge and showing up and turning up. You give me hope for the platform.
Thanks for this Casey! Would love to see this is a more regular sort of thing. I feel like there is still so much more we’d like to hear answered (especially more specifics)... you’re the man
I dont see any spam from him. Try refreshing your page and check again. He's not really the kind of guy who would spam stuff(at least going off of the content he makes).
Jeff Nippard RU-vid should start promoting channels like yours and many other fitness youtubers. I think that it's an amazing community that is very underrated.
Casey, I really enjoyed this video. I appreciate you highlighting other creators and I appreciate you reaching out to RU-vid to have them in your studio to talk through their approach and how they see things through their vantage point. You’re a great role model and a source of inspiration. Thank you for all that you do and for sharing it with us.
I love how people are surprised that Casey didnt went hard enough in this interview. He's RU-vid's lapdog, what did you expect? They got him on a leash at all times, of course he's not going to go after them
We literally learned nothing from this interview. 18 minutes of him beating around the bush. No solutions. No help. Just "We're working on it" This is the response I get from creator support every time there's an issue with my channel.
Hahahah Same here Mastar :p Not satiesfied with this interview i am also an indian creator like you here in india the adds revenue is too less we get 2 to 3$ on 40 to 50k views .,
Wow...extremely underwhelming interview. Robert hardly answered any question and Casey never called him out and insisted on a direct answer. Chance wasted.
I have to say that this was extremely informative and I appreciate the fact that it even happened. That said, Casey I've only seen about 5 of your videos, I'm not subscribed to your channel and the only reason I ended up here is because a few weeks ago I watched a video of yours on the DJI Spark... As a media person, I love the back story that you pulled out of the interview at the end of the video!
Okay, let's be real. I really looked forward to this video, I expected to get some answers after months of no or very little communication from RU-vid about demonetization, ads, algorithms, the secret codes etc. All I got from this interview is the same vague, indirect statements that we've been getting over the last few months. There was nothing, absolutely nothing new or enriching in these 19 minutes. As a creator that tries to make a living out of, let's say, slightly edgy, not politically correct content, I am extremely disappointed. Every single video I uploaded in 2017 got demonetized, no suggested views, no recommendation boxes. I truly don't believe RU-vid cares about creators as much as they care about advertisers. After all, it's advertisers who have been bringing money to them, so why care so much about creators? Let's adapt to the PC rules and policies of the biggest companies in the world! Only mentioning the freedom of speech in this video is such a hypocrisy. I also can't believe Robert was born in the same country as me. We're very direct and honest here, unlike him in this interview. Shit, I'm gonna have some beers.
Thank You Casey and Paul for sharing this chat with the entire RU-vid community! Casey you did a great job representing and voicing the concerns of the creators! Being a female creator who has educational content on sustainability, mindfulness and green cosmetics what do I need to do to get that much needed extra push Robert mentions on this interview? Thanks!
MrMattsMedia : of course it was lame. He was just putting Logan’s name in it for views. And this Robert guy is so dumb to lower down and sit down with this idiot lmao
Rey Sawan obviously ask why they do not share their control of RU-vid with all creators...if everyone on youtube has access to controls of RU-vid and monetizing money , everybody is happy and RU-vid works for everybody
This interview didn’t answer anything...it just created more troubling questions. 😕 How can you be in charge for all the RU-vid content creators...and have never had your own channel? How can you empathize and help at all if you don’t listen to the creators...? He danced around all the questions without really answering them...Honestly, all I got from this interview was a headache...
Solomon Kofi Otu Thompson Casey went to many proper interviewers for questions to ask, he just did the interview. This was stated in his other video about this interview and he stated on Twitter that he collaborated with Phil.
I think Casey did his best considering his lack of experience/knack for journalism and such (which he admitted in the beginning). But he at least got the ball rolling. Phil should def pick it up.
Robert, give an in-person interview to Philip DeFranco. I know Casey said he wasn't throwing softballs, and that's true, but Casey also didn't press the issues even slightly. Phil would do it right.
clear mist Exactly. There isn’t a point in interviewing someone if you can’t get straightforward answers. Roberts answers do not have any substance behind them, but then again, Casey’s questions weren’t the best either.
yup he kind of danced around most of everything. Even the last question he said, freedom of speech, opportunity, access, freedom to belong. While he did name them a bit more different from standard he just gave some obvious ideas as an answer to: What's next. The guy should have answered with specific new features to be coming in fallowing few months or years. Similar stuff happened with every other question.
Thank you Mr Robert for participating in this interview. Understanding American Freedom is the first step Mr Robert. And that is the Freedom of the People. Advertisors (the oligarchy) are the revenue of YT and the content creators. Without them this platform does not function. To that I say, with the multitude of companies/advertisors available, there should be enough to go around. Personal Liberty should be paramount. I should be at liberty to choose which content to watch or not watch. Creators should be at liberty to create or not create by their Choice. You/YT have decided to make my choice for me. This is unacceptable. I am just one, but one of many, who enjoy and learn from various subjects presented on YT. Several of the categories are presently under stifling scrutiny with entire channels being terminated. A number of these subjects are a staple of American Freedom and personal Liberty. Mr Robert, Sir, please come to know what this freedom is as well as from what and whom it originates = We The People. . .
*LET Philip DeFranco DO A REAL INTERVIEW!* This is a really bad interview! He didn't say anything new. Didn't specify any measures that are taking place in the future to solve the problems mentioned. The "we need more women creators" argument is just pandering. He dodged every single question that mentioned anything we actually want to know about! And to top it all off this ended up being a promotional video for his book!
Wow, after watching this video I have so much more respected understanding for RU-vid now. I hope the senior leadership continues to do more interviews in the future.
Loved this interview! If there was a follow up, we’d love to hear thoughts on small creators like us having ads on our videos but not be able to receive revenue since we’re under the 1000 subscriber mark. Thanks for this Casey!
Poor interview. Casey asks question. Rob answers question. Casey asks different question; meaning he just accepts the previous answer, no challenge, no clarifications. It was all too scripted and Controlled.
Interviewing is a skill you have to acquire, try it by yourself, you won't be able to get any meaningful statement from a politician if you do not know how to (except you are the one in 10.000). You have to be a journalist to ask the right questions at the right point in time while phrasing it in the right manner, yeaht that is pretty you are right.
Whos x Cruzin Casey is an incredibly intelligent and driven guy he missed an opportunity to ask real (obvious) questions and he's missed an opportunity about our content creators we're crying out for.
Carlitoburgante I do nit deny his intelligence nor that he missed an opportunity, I am just stating if you lack the technique you have a hard time against a pro.
I am a small youtuber and I am so glad I just watched this. I just subscribed too you. I am also going too share this in my small youtuber groups so that they understand why all of this is happening. Good video thank you for making it.
Mad respect to Casey and big thanks to Robert for doing this but I have to be honest. This wasn't at all what I expected. I don't feel like we have any more answers that we did before the interview. This is all stuff we have already heard. On top of that, he talks like the yellow demonetization icon isn't a problem anymore and their bot is working. Trust me. It is not. I get videos all the time that get flagged and have nothing but harmless words in them. So for him to set there and talk like things are fixed and OK shows how totally out of touch he is with what is actually going on or its a PR move to try and make it look like everything is OK when he knows it is not. Once again I appreciate the effort but I was really expecting a more in-depth interview. I would really like to see Robert do an interview with Philip DeFranco.
Nothing was answered in this video .. its total bullshit.. Casey knows where his money comes from and now that CNN dropped him RU-vid is his income.. He never intended to hold RU-vid Accountable.
YT works pretty simple... you have a big audience, you will be rewarded! I don't understand what people think this is? The first reason to create content should be passion about something! All I hear is complains about monitization... YT is no welfare... there are millions of small creators out there and all are complaining about money... this is not how entertainment works! In my opinion they should raise the bar much higher in order to be allowed monetization, that way there'd be more quality on YT and less effortless attempts to get money out of it!
It's the Batman no the exact exchange was: "Have you made a youtube video before ? - No, it's my first one". That you conclude he has made "many" videos for RU-vid from that exchange is weird, or you have an issue with comprehending basic english. Can you point to a video he has made ?
He mostly skittered around these questions in a way that was flawless and unnoticeable without giving any *real* concrete answers. Most people will buy it, but I won’t. We still have no *real* understanding of what’s really going on and where their mindset is going. If that’s how they are going to be, fine. But as for the rest of us, we will continue to be on a look out for a better user friendly platform that will give good hard working content creators a real chance.
I have been using this example, " That was really, really hard.....trying to stabilize an eco-system that is, ya know, moving around." Huh ? Really ? Nice guy, but maybe not the most relatable personality. IMO, in this circumstance, people prefer a direct, break-down-the-basics approach. Answers like those are a) unclear and ambiguous b) presumes the listener has a detailed and historical knowledge of the top, and c) just sounds too much like a politician's answer. Why was it "hard" for you and what do ya mean by ECO-SYSTEM? Maybe follow-up questions could have made a difference ?
Thank god other people are noticing, he basically did this; He starts getting off topic but keeps it similar to what was asked (If he could empathize with how a RU-vidr's work into his own work experience), and answers the question on the topic he switched it to. In this case, he answered the question "How can you relate your past work to the work of content creators on RU-vid". Much easier question to answer than how he could relate to the effect that the videos he's demonetizing have on the people who rely on them for income.
Casey: This is Robert, he's the guy that runs everything on RU-vid. Robert: Hey Guys. Casey: Is this your first time ever making a RU-vid video? Robert: Yes. LMAO.. GG guys.
Thank you guys for sharing this. As a new creator, it has been tough to figure out RU-vid as a whole. It can even be intimidating and difficult when it comes to creating relevant, but honest content. This was very insightful, as far as seeing what RU-vid is all about and hearing what they stand for as a platform. This is so great! Thank you for sharing.
youtube should have a youtube channel. now hear me out. what if youtube hired some people to run effectively a news show where they talk about what they are doing to advance the platform and fix relationships between advertisers - youtube - creators and viewers. they could put the videos they make on a special page on youtube for everyone to see. say they do daily or weekly uploads to let us know what’s going on. they need a platform to talk to us like this, and ironically they are also the biggest streaming service on the internet, why don’t they utilize this to talk to the community. this is what i think at least.
They don't need to hire anyone. Big news channels would love to talk about this and ones they find out about it they do it already... But they can only broadcast what RU-vid tells us which isn't a whole lot.
Sorting out the rules of RU-vid is still in its infancy as it is changing the media playing field. This generation are setting the rules with their success and sometimes this will cause a problem that needs to be overcome, but I think the attitude to solving these problems is perfectly encapsulated in Robert. If you are interested I'd highly recommend his book, it's brilliant, and that interview was boss. Nice one.
No matter how and what I feel about all this, thank you so much. I started watching your vlog D. 1st March and now missing 8 Vlog`s, then I've seen them all.
I wish Phil Defranco did this interview. I like Casey but he really did not ask all the right questions. I wish he focused on the more burning questions, getting down to the bottom of business. Phil would've been harsher and straight forward and to the point, ultimately getting more answers to the most important issues.
Deta Kona Who knows?? Its up to them, personally I think they would because he's a huge news source on youtube and a great interviewer. They might be scared of him breaking their bullshit barrier though.
Well, monetizing it would create a HUGE conflict of interest since it is a video containing one of the heads of RU-vid. They know the video will pull a lot of traffic.
i believe the monetization system is based on 2 factors: 1)if the content is appropriate for advertisers and 2) if the content is appropriate for RU-vid. if this man put his time and effort into a video, he should be paid for his work..
I'm glad we are finally getting honest answers and this video just proves to me that yes, RU-vid is on our side. Viewers don't come here to watch Ads but instead to watch the content they want so the ball has always been in our court.
He didn't actually answer your questions. He gave nice little soundbites and platitudes, but didn't give any concrete responses. I felt like it was a bunch of fluff. I would have liked to hear something like, "this is the method by which we are going to open up lines of communication between you, the creators, and us, the corporation. Additionally, this is the way that *other* people in the community can reach out to RU-vid". RU-vid's biggest downfall is their lack of communication. I understand that they have shut that down because opening those floodgates is effectively asking for a logistical nightmare, but it needs to be addressed at some point. You can't have a bunch of 'employees' who cannot talk to their 'bosses'. These people are pretty brilliant... surely they can come up with some type of system that makes the community feel heard.
THIS is the response I would have written, but you wrote it before me, so upvote to you. Full of corporate BS that Execs push because they want you to be on their side, but don't want to show that RU-vid has flaws.
Casey is a little league softball pitcher with these questions! He needs to throw some heat. I would say this was a wasted opportunity but he truly opened up the doors for more creators and more communication in general between RU-vid and the creators. I have a feeling 2018 will be a great year for RU-vid.
Erick Khan Casey probably didn't want to push too much because in a way, Kyncl is sort of Casey's boss. I know the content creators are the back bone of RU-vid and there would be no RU-vid without them. BUT pushing too much and pissing this guy off could've been too much of a risk.
I dont think he needs to push him when he is not dodging to answer any questions. It was a nice and respectful interview not some mudfight which youtube has seemed like lately - i really enjoyed it!
@Rasmus Raarup THIS^^^ Thank you. It's possible to have a informative and interesting interview without going for the f*cking throat. The whole world would be better off if there was more civilized discussion such as this. People often forget that RU-vid is a business, and business is imperfect. As much as they would love to be a social justice warrior, they still have to make money, and that means balancing the NEED to make money and the DESIRE to do the right thing. That doesn't mean that every business in the world can be unethical, money grubbing a**holes in the name of making a buck, but the consistent obliviousness to the complexities of running a business of this size is maddening. It drives me crazy when people want all these services on the web, but then completely ignore the fact that they require ENORMOUS amounts of capital to remain intact. You want a platform that allows you to make money with little to no financial investment? Be ready to make some compromise.
This guy is so full of crap. You don't care about freedom when you and your company silence people you disagree with. People need to start posting on other sights as well as RU-vid to promote those sights that truly believe in freedom
Why is it taking longer than 4 months to review MY monetization application, and hundreds of others?? I applied in NOV 2014 and am STILL WAITING!!! ARG!!!
Alpine I get that , I'm just saying that they are Hippocrates. Cuz they say they stand for theses 4 things and yet they only extend that to the elite few they agree with. If they are going to say it's for everyone then they should stand behind that. It's got nothing to do with American or the constitution, and everything to do with principal. ....
So this was a great start, but at the end of the day Casey isn't an interviewer. I have great respect for Casey as an artist, but this isn't exactly his strong suit. I would have preferred if Philip Defranco had been doing the interviewing, but I don't think that'll ever happen, because RU-vid know that he isn't going to let up until he gets the truth, and that he won't be satisfied with an angled PR response.
he just danced around a lot of these questions. Wish you would've asked him to further elaborate on some topics where he just used blanket statements, but I know interviewing someone can be hard, and at some points, uncomfortable.
Matt Mamba Yeah, he said he’s not really used to interviewing people and didn’t even know what the best questions to ask were. IMO, I feel Casey did the best he could for such an important opportunity this interview was
It feels like he dodged every single question about monetization, small creators, and the problems that the Logan Paul fiasco bring up. As a small channel, it's pretty disheartening to see upper management really just not care as much as they should about the community. I guess the landscape of RU-vid is just changing to more of a corporate one rather than one for creators.
You said it, seems very robotic/programmed responses. Essentially at the end of the day, it would be tough for him because how can he ask his "boss" the tough questions that could get him buried? But I definitely understand your point!
Hi Casey I just wanted to say thank you i see your activism for the small-time RU-vidr and creator I'm part of a group on Facebook a small-time RU-vid creators and the way RU-vid is trying to destroy us all I don't know what the platform is trying to do and how a small-time RU-vidr like myself can make a difference and prevent the channel from shutting down because inevitably it seems like RU-vid only wants to stick with the high-profile where the money is I don't care about money I just want to be creative and get out there so RU-vid if you're reading this comment please hear us out the small-time RU-vid Community we deserve to be heard
Nice job getting the conversation started, though this interview left a lot of unanswered and half answered questions. Still, dealing with RU-vid for most non-Casey folk, is basically like shouting into the woods...so getting any type of real responses from one of the powers that be, instead of just a useless form letter reply, is a significant step forward. 💪🏼💯
Well put. Not a lot got answered but the doors are now open. Hopefully he offers time to Phillip Defranco and some others to follow up on questions we still want answers to.
Point of Parallax naw. We good off of Sxephil. I was an og fan. Back when he made his videos in black&white. But I Iost respect for him when he denounced how white people use POC's as stage props. Which a lot of them do. He showed his true colors.
CPM in most of the Europe countries will always stay low ( im from Croatia ), i have total of 11,000,000 views ( 95% monetized ) and i made 450$ ... No way to do youtube full time in poor countries... Can RU-vid do anything about that ?
Thank-you for doing the interview. Despite it's current problems, RU-vid is still an amazing platform that provides opportunity for almost anyone to turn doing what they love into a potential career. Your efforts are appreciated, although sometimes the policies do seem a bit skewed against smaller channels trying to grow.
Brilliant video. Thanks RU-vid and Casey. Being brought up with tech and media, like Casey, I love to watch content from around the world. Different societies, ways of life, scenery, cities etc, and one day, i'd love to share my life with the world. I feel the terms RU-vid set are understanding, logical and most of all, fair. Sure some people will disagree, but that's why we're all here. Keep up the great vid's Casey :)
Hi casey. I love your videos, I watch them everyday. RU-vid is really a great platform which really changes my life the way I see it & just like you and the other youtubers makes it possible. I'm really thankful for the youtubers who changes my life.
