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The plot thickens...
It seems Google may have taken down Blender's videos on YouTube because they wouldn't display ads for them.
https://www.blender.org/media-exposure/youtube-blocks-blender-videos-worldwide/
This was after initially telling Blender it was just a "known issue" that their engineers were working on.
@switchingsocial exactly. Their customer service has been pretty shocking.
It's my dear hope that they throw up a PeerTube instance in protest. Or at the very least, switch to Vimeo.
Google may not make much direct revenue from them, but I'd wager a lot of people who watch Blender's videos click through to their recommendations for ad-supported videos.
They have indeed now started a peertube site:
