Now YouTube wants to make our custom thumbnails irrelevant? I swear to god that @TeamYouTube is literally seeing how fast they can make creators leave their platform. I urge EVERYONE to voice your opinion on this matter. Make sure to tag them. Flood themhttps://twitter.com/teamyoutube/status/1012160856690450432 …
Maybe they are just looking at improving the auto generated option for people who aren't experienced creators. Having YouTube create a thumbnail for them that will better "sell" their video is not a bad thing