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Veritasium's new video on Jumping Spiders is having its sponsor Better Help on blast in the top comments. Should we hold content creators to account? (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Should we stop supporting them with our eyes for taking sponsorships from shady companies?

Edit: I took my first step and unsubscribed from the channel and I will continue to withhold my viewership to those that don’t take better care of the viewers.

Likely doesn’t matter, but I’m on a roll of not giving my money to companies that are immoral so why not do the same with my eyes.

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[–] Martineski@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Dr becky (atrology channel) also did a few sponsorships with them and got lots of unhappy comments under those videos. Not sure if she still sticks with them or no. Aaaaaaaand I just checked her last video from 7 hours ago and she still gets sponsorships from them. Top comments are asking her to stop accepting those sponsorships pointing out their doings.

[–] EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Dr

astrology channel

One of these things does not add up...

[–] Martineski@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I had to look up the term to notice what I did. I will leave it be I guess. Haha

[–] EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Wait, what term? I wasn't saying you made a mistake; I was pointing out the ridiculousness of someone being a doctor but dealing in such unscientific nonsense as astrology.

Edit: Or, wait, did you actually make a typo and it was supposed to be "astronomy"? If so, I didn't even realize. xD

[–] Martineski@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yep, hahaha. Not a native english speaker and I confused the terms.

[–] EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Hey no worries. Sorry that I came across as correcting you. x3

[–] Martineski@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I should have been corrected tbh.

[–] EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 5 months ago

Fair enough, I suppose.

[–] Marin_Rider@aussie.zone 1 points 5 months ago

she's not bad but there are better science/astronomy channels. I watch Anton Petrov religiously, I don't think he even does sponsors