So here's what YouTube, very gradually, did to me:...

mcc

So here's what YouTube, very gradually, did to me:

- Announced that because of Google+, they were forcing me to change my YouTube handle to my full name
- Later they allowed me to create a "brand" account so I could have my preferred name, "andi mcc"
- I did this. This deleted every YouTube comment I'd ever made. It also means (1) I was blocked from using Google Music (2) renting movies doesn't quite work right
- Now they're introducing "handles", which is a way to sign up for a… third name

Like 20 Oct 2022 at 2:32 | Open on mastodon.social

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mcc

Google+ no longer exists. I only needed the "brand account" to work around a no-longer-extant name restriction caused by Google+, but now Google+ is gone, I'm stuck with it. This "handles" thing, which I don't get why it exists if you can pick your own name now, appears to exclusively exist to promote "Shorts". Like Google+ was an attempt to clone Facebook, "Shorts" are an attempt to clone TikTok.

What happens when Google cancels Shorts? What weird wrinkles will THAT leave behind?

20 Oct 2022 at 2:34 | Open on mastodon.social

phooky

@mcc Google Shorts is now Google Pants!

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20 Oct 2022 at 2:38 | Open on octodon.social