The Lunduke Journal has been banned from YouTube

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March 22, 2024

YouTube has a long history of making things difficult for The Lunduke Journal.

In the early days, The Lunduke Journal published all shows exclusively to YouTube (yeah, I know... a mistake). And, for over a year of that time, YouTube demonetized every single video with the word "Linux" in the title.

Seriously. They really did that.

If a video said "Linux is nifty" it was instantly demonetized. As you can imagine, for someone who talks about Linux a great deal, this made earning a living from those videos incredibly difficult.

Now, in 2024, YouTube has kicked things up a notch.

The Lunduke Journal is no longer allowed to upload any videos to YouTube. Not even allowed to post comments or text posts. No communication with the YouTube subscribers, whatsoever, is allowed.

Why? Because I speak my mind... I report the truth. And that is not allowed on YouTube. (I go into further details elswhere -- as it is a very serious, political topic -- but that, as simple and ridiculous as it sounds, is truly the gist of it.)

Luckily, this has very little impact on The Lunduke Journal.

The good news is that this was always inevitable... and I planned for it.

Any "YouTuber" who speaks their mind will eventually get banned or heavily censored on YouTube. It's simply going to happen. We all know that.

For that reason, over the last few years, I have encouraged people (rather strongly) to migrate their viewing (and reading) habbits to non-YouTube (and non-Google) platforms. And that has been successful.

As such, in 2024, YouTube is not the primary way most people get my shows. There may be roughly 60,000-some-odd subscribers on The Lunduke Journal's YouTube channel... but those viewers represent a small portion of the overall audience.

Losing 60,000 subscribers is a bummer. But The Lunduke Journal will survive.

To those who have clung to YouTube: It's time to subscribe elsewhere.

There are lots of amazing ways to get videos from The Lunduke Journal. Here they are... in order from "most recommended" to "still good, but not as awesome":

If you subscribe at one place: Lunduke.Locals.com is it. That will ensure you see everything -- including the exclusive stuff. But free videos (including free live streams) are also available on Rumble and X going forward.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to go fight the urge to begin writing a "YouTube Sucks" show...

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Go ahead. Grab a Lifetime Subscription. Treat yourself. (Bitcoin option available.)

Lunduke Journal Lifetime Subscriptions are available through December 26th.

Grab one for yourself. Grab one for that special nerd in your life. Support the last bastion of truly independent Tech Journalism.

Everybody wins.

The Famous Lifetime Subscription via Locals (+ Gift Option)

The "World Famous Lunduke Journal Lifetime Subscription" is exactly what it sounds like. Pay once and get full access to The Lunduke Journal (with all the perks of subscription on Locals). For life.

Plus: They make a great, nerdy gift.

New Lifetime Subscriptions are available, for $200, from now through December 26th. Then this option goes "back into the vault".

Here's how to grab one of these coveted bad boys for yourself:

Go to Lunduke.Locals.com/support.
Select "Give Once".
Enter "200" into the amount field.
After checking out, Lunduke will toss you an email once your account is set to full lifetime status. (This usually happens within a few hours.)

Want to purchase a Lunduke Journal Lifetime Subscription as a gift for someone else? Here's how:

Go to Lunduke.Locals.com/support.
Select "Give Once".
Enter "200" into the amount field.
Send an email to "bryan at Lunduke.com" with the subject "Lifetime Gift Subscription". Include the email address and / or Locals user name (if they have one) of the person you would like to gift the subscription to.
Lunduke will email you to confirm details.

The Famous Lifetime Subscription (with Bitcoin)

You can also obtain a Lifetime Subscription via Bitcoin.

Make sure you have a Lunduke.Locals.com account (a free account works just fine).
Send $200 worth of Bitcoin (or more) to the following address:

bc1qyjakve8fywm8pz2v99v57yhjj0vzr2vjze6fcq

Email "bryan at lunduke.com" with the following information: What time you made the transaction, how much was sent (in Bitcoin), and the email address you use (or plan to use) on Locals.com.

Nice and easy.

-Lunduke

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