YouTube sensation PewDiePie threatens to shut down channel once he hits 50 million followers
PewDiePie, the world’s most watched video blogger, has derided YouTube as “a toddler playing with knives”
“YouTube is a toddler playing with knives. Let’s take away the knives from that baby,” the 27-year-old Swede, whose real name is Felix Kjellberg and who has 49.7 million followers, said in a video.
He alleges that YouTube has altered the management and presentation of users’ accounts, and as a result is unsubscribing viewers from channels without their express consent. Videos also no longer automatically appear from channels to which they are subscribed.
PewDiePie, who films himself testing video games and humorously commenting on them, said he was surprised that some of his videos had been viewed fewer than 2 million times.
“YouTube wants to kill my channel ... I will delete my channel once PewDiePie hits 50 million,” he said, but also vowed to remain on YouTube, saying he would create a new channel.