Link to post about Dothi’s video: https://www.reddit.com/r/youtubedrama/comments/1sze4sv/
Doothi’s claims as to why her original video was taken down:
"This video was taken down because I learned that large commentary creators had shared my video in their group chat and apparently got very upset about being criticized. As a small creator, this was obviously very intimidating. These people have a lot more money, connections, and followers than I do. I was asked to change my thumbnail. I was even asked by a featured commentary creator to unlist the video at only 3,000 views. I'm re-uploading this video that I spent eight months on to implore you, the viewer, to watch this and form your own opinion. Was I too harsh or a commentary YouTuber scared that people are waking up to slob content?" From the Transcript of Doothi's video "commentary is lowkey bad (REUPLOAD)
In the comment section, Doothi writes in a pinned comment:
"Thank you for the support on the reupload! Want to clarify ASAP that \*I\* took the video down. As stated in the video, a former-featured-YouTuber from the original upload informed me that my video had upset some pretty powerful creators (without naming names).
The former collaborator (a large creator seeing the pushback in real-time) told me it was concerning and asked me to unlist my video. A sense of panic and compliance motivated me to unquestioningly do so, as I did not have a means to defend myself if unnamed consequences befell.
I don't believe there was any plot to take me down. Just big YouTubers upset in a groupchat over a video with 3,000 views. That may be enough to scare the average small creator into compliance, hence why I hastily took my project down."
Marc’s response:
*The original video (the one that was removed) was a collaboration with Saji Sharma.
*Saji is also in another group chat of commentators and they were (understandably) upset at him participating in a video that tore down themselves and/or their friends.
*It’s not weird to have a group chat. YT content creation can be kinda lonely and it’s nice to reach out to others. That’s not scandalous and if people venting in a private group chat is intimidation then this world is fucked.
*No one featured in the thumbnail or spoken about in the video reached out or told Doothi to do anything.
*It was Saji who decided to remove himself from the project. He asked her to take the video down and she agreed.
*Marc corroborated this with multiple people who had knowledge of this group chat as well as through Saji’s public social media and confirmed via comments on the ‘REUPLOADED’ video about Saji’s part being cut.
*Doothi is presenting the events as if she is being attacked and silenced by the featured creators. If that is the case, then she needs to come forward and name names.
*If Marc’s version of events is incorrect then she needs to set the record straight and correct him.
* Doothi not doing anything to dissuade people of that notion is irresponsible. The thousands of subscribers gained off of such serious and unconfirmed allegations is unfair, especially since the featured creators are being questioned and losing their own subscribers.
TL;DR the original video that Doothi posted was with Saji. Well Saji is friends with other content creators who didn’t like the video which gave him cold feet so he backed out and asked Doothi to take the video down. Doothi is making it seem as if there was an attack and she was being silenced. Doothi hasn’t given any more detail about such serious allegations but she is benefitting from them while the featured creators suffer.