Tag: Pewdiepie

07 JAN

Vlogging megastars like PewDiePie, DanTDM, and Zoella have hit peak YouTube (GOOG)

REUTERS/Luke MacGregor YouTube personalities like PewDiePie and Zoella are seeing a massive slowdown in subscriber growth and views, according to social stats analysed by Business Insider. YouTube stars have seen years of growth as vlogging has exploded, but it looks as though the golden days are over and the most business-savvy creators will need to […]

11 SEP

PewDiePie in trouble once again for racist outburst

Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg is back in the headlines for, once again, expressing racist sentiment in one of his YouTube videos. During a stream of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, the world’s most popular YouTuber said the n-word during an expletive-filled rant. This is not the first time that Kjellberg has been caught expressing slurs related to people of […]

11 SEP

YouTube’s biggest star, PewDiePie, used a racial slur in an expletive-laden outburst during a livestream

YouTube’s biggest star, Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg, used a racial epithet on Sunday in an expletive-laden outburst during one of his popular livestreams. The Swedish web personality was broadcasting himself playing the survival game “PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds” when he used a derogatory word for African-Americans. “What a f—–g n—–!” Kjellberg said. “Jeez! Oh my god! What the f—? Sorry, but what the f—?” Here’s […]

25 MAR

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24 MAR

The Pewdiepie Fiasco, One Month Later

It’s been a little over a month since the blow-up surrounding Felix ‘Pewdiepie’ Kjellberg, and the Wall Street Journal report leading to the cancellation of his premium show. Since then, a lot has happened to the YouTuber and to at least one of the reporters who worked on that story. For Pewdiepie, it’s been a […]

10 MAR

PewDiePie Is Still Doing His Dumb Nazi Shtick 

Image: screencapped credits to PewDiePie’s most recent upload Last month Felix Kjellberg—better known to his 54 million subscribers as PewDiePie—was dropped by his Disney-backed representation at Maker Studios and had his premium YouTube RED series due to his use of off-color Nazi humor and imagery which many white supremacists interpreted as a dogwhistle. Since then, […]