PDS 8.16 The Problem with Linus Tech Tips Controversy, Harassment Allegations, and Response... &

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🗓️ 16 August 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Click my CoPilot link https://go.mycopilot.com/Philip-De-Franco or use the QR code on screen to get a 14-day FREE TRIAL with your own personal trainer Catch up on our latest PDS: https://youtu.be/ANxqoVANd8M Check out our daily newsletter! http://dailydip.co/pds Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/phillydefranco/?hl=en – ✩ TODAY’S STORIES ✩ – 0:00 - Linus Tech Tips Faces Scrutiny About Company Ethics, Possible Theft, Harassment 10:58 - Bradley Cooper Faces Backlash For Prosthetic Nose in “Maestro” 12:41 - Sponsored by CoPilot 13:40 - Hawaii Wildfires Likely Caused by Downed Power Lines 15:44 - Mother of 6-Year-Old Who Shot Teacher Pleads Guilty to Felony Child Neglect 16:37 - Rep. Ronny Jackson Yells at Police In Disputed Footage 20:53 - Documents Expose Horrible Conditions, Neglect, Abuse in ICE Detention Facilities 23:44 - Pride Month Backlash Hurt Target Sales For More Background on Linus Tech Tips: Gamers Nexus’ First Video: https://youtu.be/FGW3TPytTjc Gamers Nexus’ Follow Up: https://youtu.be/X3byz3txpso Linus Tech Tips Response: https://youtu.be/0cTpTMl8kFY Madison Reeve’s Allegations: https://twitter.com/suuuoppp/status/1691693740254228741?s=20 Check the Pinned Comment for Their Answers to Our Questions! —————————— Produced by: Cory Ray Edited by: James Girardier, Maxx Enright, Julie Goldberg, Christian Meeks Art Department: William Crespo Writing/Research: Philip DeFranco, Brian Espinoza, Lili Stenn, Maddie Crichton, Star Pralle, Chris Tolve ———————————— #DeFranco #LinusTechTips #GamersNexus ————————————

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0:00.0	Today we're talking about the growing laundry list of accusations against Linus Tech Tips.
0:04.0	What happened to the mom of the six-year-old that shot their teacher?
0:06.7	messy body cam footage of Ronnie Jackson has people divided.
0:09.7	We now have a major clue of what started those devastating wildfires in Maui,
0:13.1	where people are losing it on Bradley Cooper today.
0:15.3	We're talking about all that and so much more on today's brand new
0:18.3	Philip DeFranco show, you daily dive into the news,
0:20.8	so buckle up, hit that like button like button let's just jump into it
0:24.1	starting with the biggest controversy and scandal on YouTube right now is that one of
0:27.4	YouTube's most famous tech channels has faced serious scrutiny over the
0:30.3	last few days over allegations of theft, workplace harassment, conflicts of interest, and serious flaws in its review videos.
0:36.0	And at the center of all this you have Linus, Tech Tips, a really Linus Media Group,
0:39.3	LTT's parent company that also runs things like their labs, which is meant to be a team of engineers
0:43.5	that allow LTT to review tech products at a much higher standard.
0:46.7	And it appears that all their recent problems kind of started because of this clip from a tour of their labs
0:50.1	when an engineer said,
0:51.2	The difference between us and somebody like
0:53.4	gamers Nexus or hardware unbox is we test new components, new tests, every time.
1:00.0	Which I will say if you're not into the whole tech part of YouTube, you probably don't know
1:02.3	those names, but you at least need to understand they are two sizable channels that are well known for how well they test and benchmarked
1:07.2	products like PC graphics cards. So some could see this like if you were watching this you respect me I all of a sudden randomly throw shade to someone else in the space that you're watching this, you respect me, I all of a sudden randomly throw shade to someone else in the space that you respect, it might be kind of like that.
1:16.3	You know, that led to a back and forth where Hardware Unbox defended itself in a series of light-hearted tweets and then Linus responding to that on his live show.
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