Some YouTubers are not pleased about being forced onto Google+ for commenting, and one girl took a stand in the cutest, most profane way imaginable. “You ruined our site and called it integration / I'm writing this song just to vent our frustration / Fuck you, Google Plusssssss!”
Personally, I think the shift to Google+ comments is a huge win. It will greatly discourage bullying and trolling, turning a cesspool into civil discussion. It will also let YouTube rank comments by popularity, and show you the most relevant ones from friends and celebrities.
But change is tough, especially for emotional kids. And Emma Blackery has some good points.
“If it was gonna work it would have happened by now / Maybe ask Yahoo to fix it somehow”
“No one gets videos they subscribed for / Video responses are dead in the water / You can't leave comments unless you're linked up / Can you please listen to us? / Fuck you, Google+”
Blackery admits YouTube probably won't halt the march of Google+ comments across its service. Perhaps with time she'll see the strengths of less anonymous discourse, but for now she just wants to know the search giant isn't ignoring the convictions of its content creators.
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