this post was submitted on 18 Jul 2023
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They are starting to delete the data associated to Google accounts that have not signed in in several years. This includes their YouTube videos. I have started downloading the videos from creators that have passed that I still wish to watch.
That's interesting. My girlfriends old cat videos from over a decade ago are still there. She hasn't logged into the account for years and years.
I dread the day TotalBiscuit is but a memory (RIP)
Who?
What happens to videos of people who are no longer alive? Does Google expect a channel to be maintained in perpetuity?