From bootcamp to burnout: how to make it as a YouTuber – podcast

Young stars on the Google-owned site can become multi-millionaires almost overnight but controversy has stalked every stage of YouTube’s growth. Plus: Amelia Abraham on rising LGBT hate crimes

The phenomenal success of Google’s video-sharing website YouTube has made stars of some of its most popular users. From beauty tips to video game walkthroughs, lifestyle vlogs and prank videos, the site has entranced a generation. But there is a darker side to the success story. It has had to grapple with people using the social network to publish hate speech. And its young stars have faced burnout.

Chris Stokel-Walker takes Anushka Asthana through the history of the site and explores whether she could become a YouTuberstar on the site.

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from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2IkBSp2