irfan, to twitter

I've always thought the "edgy" #Dbrand marketing is childish and pretentious, but it seems they took it up a notch on #Twitter and is currently being somewhat under fire for calling someone, a customer's name as, I quote, "basically Shit Rash" - the customer's name is Bhuwan Chitransh and they were complaining to Dbrand about a skin they purchased.

I say somewhat under fire becos, as often happens with their shenanigans - many overgrown male children will come to their rescue and say shit like "that's just their branding/persona" and that underneath the facade their customer service is excellent and would probably offer the customer they just dissed a free product replacement or the like. Must be nice to be Dbrand to get a "Free Racist" card by their loyal incels.

I have no respect for any content creator who choose to work and even entertain Dbrand's marketing strat that's aimed towards 5 year-old boys honestly, that includes #LTT and #MKBHD.

🔗 https://twitter.com/dbrand/status/1777823124479734097

rakyat,
@rakyat@hachyderm.io avatar

@irfan that’s the kind of thing that would usually get entire marketing departments fired

koen, to ilaughed
@koen@procolix.social avatar

Oh fun an #LTT #april1st #video
I sure hope they will post a making of later: https://youtu.be/sB1XQYDbzOE

irfan, to random

Our national hero Lee Chong Wei made an appearance in the latest #LTT video in the most unexpected way possible; a test to see if SDR -> HDR content makes greasiness/sweatiness pop more lol.

▶️ https://youtu.be/seoaDLWuHtU?t=422

geraineon,
@geraineon@sakurajima.social avatar

@irfan what LMAO... "Glistening" and "sweaty" I see

Nujtag, to kpop

Umm... is it me or did the Korean entertainment group, Starship Official, just get hacked. Literally feels like all over again.

It's streaming SpaceX stuff. 😅🥸

Nujtag,

Btw, this is the company that manages , , and , and more. They're pretty big in South Korea. So unless Elon really bought them out or someone is about to get fired in the industry for getting their channel .

usanam, to random

This guy... I am so mad that people are taking him seriously. He got this nice topic wrong, like the CISC and RISC architecture 🤦‍♀️
#LTT

bison, (edited ) to art
@bison@mastodon.social avatar

my and @jujibla setup is a bit... different

via @linustechtips memes

#ltt #lttmeme #monitor #pcSetup #art #mastoart #programmer #developers

daswarkeinhuhn,

@bison omg what have i done @jujibla @linustechtips

ssamulczyk, to random
@ssamulczyk@mstdn.social avatar

is it me, or #LTT just stopped testing the hardware whatsoever and they’re doing casual entertainment videos?🤡

osfast, to LinusTechTips Dutch

Wil eigenlijk een paar dingen van LTTstore.com bestellen. Maar zie nu tijdens de WAN show dat er nog best wel leuke dingen aan komen..... wacht ik af of bestel ik...

Linux_Is_Best, to LinusTechTips

1 apology, not found.

Linux Tech Tips was accused of having a toxic work place where several past employees supported 1 employee who experienced sexual harassment. In your last video, you acknowledged this fact, said you were looking into it, and now in your update "plan" you do not acknowledge it or apologize. Worse, you double-down on how great you believe your HR Department is. Clearly, that is not the case.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAE5KoyFEUo

Linux_Is_Best, (edited )

I've never worked for Linus Tech Tips, and have only ever been a viewer & worked for a sponsor (NDA, no comment), but I am disgusted

I am not going to watch Linus Tech Tips anymore. All they ever do is double-down, triple-down, and push out PR statements of so-called change, while doubling-down

I wanted to see LTT to make this right. I wanted to see them prove they can be successful. They have not done this

Sexual harassment swept under the rug is bad business

#LinusTechTips #TechTips #LTT

Linux_Is_Best,

I have nothing else to say... I am truly, genuinely disgusted.

I feel sorry for Former Linus Tech Tips social media manager Madison Reeve. My heart goes out to her. I know what it is like to have previously experienced a toxic work place. I doubt she will ever receive that apology or official recognition. Companies like this never see the wrongs they do not wish to see.

I thank her past co-workers who came forward to support her and did acknowledge Madison Reeve.

#LinusTechTips #TechTips #LTT

majorlinux, to Youtube
@majorlinux@toot.majorshouse.com avatar

Is this enough or is this "too little too late"?

Linus Sebastian addresses error handling and ethics in a new video https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/26/23846889/linus-tech-tips-gamersnexus-harassment-controversy-response

#LMG #LinuxSebastian #LTT #Errors #SA #YouTube #TechNews

Granite,

@majorlinux He'll take a hit... but I think his business will be fine if nothing else comes out.

Ulrich_the_Elder,
@Ulrich_the_Elder@mastodon.social avatar

@majorlinux Everyone makes mistakes. I am willing to see how they handle their mistakes. I am also willing to bail if they fail.

Tipa, to GamersNexus
@Tipa@gamepad.club avatar

Weighing in on the Linus Tech Tips Controversy

Linus is reportedly taking a week off to play RAID: Shadow Legends, or so I assume.

https://chasingdings.com/2023/08/21/weighing-in-on-the-linus-tech-tips-controversy/

alda, to random
@alda@topspicy.social avatar

I hate to have opinions about how HR is done at companies I've never worked for or done business with, but the more I read about how Madison/Suop was treated at #LTT, the more I wonder why this James guy hasn't been fired years ago.

If I'm going to see that guy reading things from a teleprompter again, then I'm uninstalling the YouTube app from my TV.

Beeks,
@Beeks@mstdn.party avatar

@alda ahhh gotcha. Honestly I kind of assumed it was Linus. Every single video with a female guest he's always super cringe at best or a straight up creep at worst.

alda, (edited )
@alda@topspicy.social avatar

@Beeks He was the head of the company (and way over his head at that) and ultimately responsible for hiring the dudebros who did the deed and I'd send him on a three month sabbatical without access to social media if I was his PR agent.

His wife was the head of HR and her role is to protect him. (You can imagine where the "big girl pants" comment came from.)

Linux_Is_Best, to LinusTechTips

Forbes Magazine has a good summary of the current issues Linus Tech Tips is currently facing titled:

"YouTube Channel Linus Tech Tips’ Inaccuracies And Sexual Harassment Allegations, Explained"

https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2023/08/17/youtube-channel-linus-tech-tips-inaccuracies-and-sexual-harassment-allegations-explained/?sh=468de17a6c70

ErikUden,
@ErikUden@mastodon.de avatar

@Linux_Is_Best I thank you a lot for the many posts made regarding LTT and the sexual harassment case.

carljanderson, to LinusTechTips

The biggest thing that gets me about this #LinusMediaGroup thing is how bad must the working conditions be where someone felt they needed to record an HR meeting the day after Madison left. Seriously. The person who recorded this meeting must have known SOMETHING about Madison and her situation, or was experiencing the same.

In all my years of working for companies big and small, I have never felt the need to secretly record any meeting, let alone an HR meeting.

You know what else I haven't felt the need to do? Tell an inappropriate joke after an HR meeting.

#LTT #LMG #Madison #LinusTechTips

governa, (edited ) to random
@governa@fosstodon.org avatar
AppleFanboy,

@governa Why do I not find any of the stuff going on there surprising. Linus always had a "douche" aura around him.

simonemargio,

@governa I still wonder how people follow what is no longer a tech channel but only an advertising and video hodgepodge with dubious quality.
Not to mention what happened to Madison.

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