The Verge keeps fake PewDiePie clickbait on its homepage
According to The Verge’s homepage PewDiePie quit YouTube.
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According to The Verge’s homepage PewDiePie quit YouTube.
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Or at least that’s the conclusion one might make from the associated thumbnail.
But no, he isn’t. Instead ‘Pewds’ just decided to take a week break from a pop-up vlog he was running through a stay in LA. The YouTube star even posted a video explaining the stress of producing daily videos while also taping a new series of Scare PewDiePie on YouTube Red.
If you take a quick look at PewDiePie’s YouTube channel you’ll quickly find he’s back.
Conclusion: The Verge’s Ben Popper clearly just didn’t understand that A: vlogging is not PewDiePie’s main focus and B: quitting =/= taking a week off from posting to YouTube.
But hey, I’m sure posting a clickbait article about YouTube stars quitting YouTube alongside a photo of PewDiePie, who is not quitting YouTube, must help keep the lights on at The Verge.
Here’s Popper’s response to article comments:
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