Hurting YouTube: Logan Paul

I have been doing YouTube videos for the last six and a half years, almost five with the current channel I have. There have been a lot of changes and features that have come and go on that site. It has been amazing, but also terrifying. If anything was an indication a few days ago, it shows an issue that the site has struggled to deal with. That is the way certain personalities are such as Logan Paul.

This kid did a video in Japan. He went through a forest and found a dead body. It was the result of a suicide, and this forest in particular was known for people taking their own lives. The video has been removed due to the big uproar over it being uploaded. Lots of people are pissed about Paul putting it on YouTube. He has along with removing the video, apologized about filming him and seeing the dead body.

I didn't see the video because I don't really follow the biggest YouTube stars. The closest thing I've seen to anything repulsive on YouTube was a gamer,  who had a decent amount of subscribers, being pissed about singer Justin Bieber being in NBA 2K13. Whichever one had Jay-Z producing it. This guy was livid, and I want to say he wanted to see Bieber dead. I get he's not everybody's cup of tea. I could care less what he does with his career. But to want him dead is pretty low for a YouTube personality.

It's not a joking matter with suicide. There's nothing funny about it. I have a friend who's father killed himself when she was a teenager. That's rough. Outside family members I knew knew someone that committed suicide last year. Especially with the audiences that these most popular personalities get on YouTube as sites have talked about, some people could think about ending their lives. There's always someone that is depressed and think everything is hopeless. The thought of being gone from the world may seem like something that they think should happen. There's sites that are talking about suicide prevention.

That being said, YouTube has found itself in the middle of this controversy once again. A number of times, the personalities they have on there have gotten themselves in the media spotlight for the wrong reasons. I wouldn't be surprised if they don't do anything. They don't listen nearly all the time.

If YouTube wants to do anything, they have to start putting in ground rules regarding these big named personalities. If they don't, more pandemonium will happen and the controversy will get worse. Something has to be put in place now.