Currently, public sub counts are abbreviated in most but not all places across YouTube. In August, we’ll make this more consistent by always showing abbreviated sub counts publicly. Creators: You’ll still see your full sub count in Studio! Learn more → http://yt.be/help/abbrev-count …pic.twitter.com/pmaKk4EU4k
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Replying to @TeamYouTube
Ok, I’m coming into this a day late, and no ones even gonna see this probably, but literally everyone hates this. By rounding it dehumanizes subscribers and you don’t care, you don’t seem to be re-evaluating anything, and whenever anyone responds you give the same (1/2)pic.twitter.com/FRrRZwLcxp
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Replying to @theice_phoenix @TeamYouTube
Copy-paste response. If you actually care about who uses your platform you would listen to the criticism. If you want to make everything consistent, make sub counts extended across the board. You have done this kind of thing too many times in the past and we’re done with it
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Replying to @theice_phoenix @TeamYouTube
They took this decision for a specific reason, and I personally think it's because of the recent dramas going on YouTube. People are literally playing with subcounts when there's a big drama, even though this isn't the right solution I feel like we still have to think about this.
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I agree that people playing with sub counts is pretty terrible, but they should have come out and said that rather than basically just being aesthetic purposes. Maybe if someone’s sub count drops by a significant number in a certain amount of time it could be rounded or just gone
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