Make sure you have Restricted Mode on your YouTube account TURNED OFF. YouTube recently rolled out a new AI feature that blocks you from seeing anything it may deem as mature! This feature may be turned on by default!
You could likely be missing out on a lot of videos from your favourite content creators! I have seen post from several creators already, even cooperate level, having viewers send them images of their own channel with the restricted mode on VS off and it ain't good.
As a small content creator myself this has hurt me quite a bit. About three weeks before this feature rolled out I was getting about 10-20 CC viewers when I was live and dual streaming on YT.
I was excited that I was finally able to reach an audience here (vs Twitch) and my follower count was climbing faster than I expected. About 40 followers in under a month compared to Twitch where I'd be lucky to have a new follower trickle in every few weeks to a month.
Ever since this rolled out I get 0-3 CC viewers on YouTube now and its frustrating when I was so excited to see growth. 😔
Please remember to support your favourite content creators and each other! ~Xan ☕❄