Episode 102: The YouTube Content Industrial Complex

Happy 2024! All of the bad stuff that was happening in 2023 is still happening now, believe it or not. This week we've got an update on the gaming industry's unceasing layoffs, Fortnite being used as a military recruitment tool and an odyssey that explores the dregs of the YouTube Content Industrial Complex.

SPOILERS FOR THE IRON CLAW FROM 30:18-38:06

THINGS MENTIONED:

Kotaku's ongoing list of gaming layoffs in 2024: https://kotaku.com/game-industry-layoffs-how-many-2024-unity-twitch-1851155818

TheGamer's article on the British Army's Fortnite recruitment program: https://www.thegamer.com/fortnite-british-army-creative-map-recruitment-epic-games-backlash/

And PCGamer's article about the same thing: https://www.pcgamer.com/the-british-army-made-its-own-fortnite-map-as-a-recruitment-tool-but-epic-could-block-it/

The latest episode of Delayed Input on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKuKXK-d804

I'm not including the URL for the Nick Robinson video because we don't actually want you to watch it and give him ad revenue.

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