Wow @TeamYouTube just killed @SocialBlade . (No more real time live sub counts) Not Cool! I’m
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Companies that are reliant on others, probably, yes. For example, Google and YouTube are fully aware that this update will negatively effect other companies, but it is not if their best interest to ensure other companies stay afloat.
They are rolling this update solely too counteract the mass unsubscribing that goes on after controversies simply because of the negative press that it entails afterwards... Bad press = bad business = mad shareholders. It's just the way of business.
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