Episode notes
The YouTube algorithm feels broken — and creators everywhere know it. In this episode, I dig into why the platform has shifted so dramatically, why notifications have fallen apart, why impressions collapse even when you post consistently, and why so many creators feel invisible right now. Using the world of Black Mirror as the perfect metaphor, we explore how the algorithm is behaving like a glitchy, unpredictable system that no one — not even YouTube — seems to fully understand.
If your viewers stopped getting notifications… If your consistent uploads suddenly tanked… If your videos randomly disappear from recommendations… If your analytics look like a haunted house… You’re not imagining it.
This episode breaks down: • How the algorithm is quietly “pruning” creators from their own audiences • Why notificatio ...