Marques
Brownlee
is
dealing
with
another
commenter
backlash.
Fans
of
Brownlee
are
furious
that
his
latest
video,
titled
“How
My
Video
Gear
is
Changing!”
on
the
MKBHD
YouTube
channel,
is
a
fully
sponsored
segment
for
DJI, rather
than
an
editorially
independent
review.
The
video
also
contained
a
clip
of
Brownlee
driving
a
sports
car
way
over
the
speed
limit
on
a
suburban
road.
Commenters
have
flooded
the
video
with
criticism,
calling
out
Brownlee
for
running
the
sponsored
segment.
“This
can’t
even
be
considered
a
sponsored
video
anymore.
It’s
literally
just
a
ten
minute
advertisement,”
reads
one
comment
with
more
than
12,000
likes.
In
response,
Brownlee
edited
the
video
to
remove
the
clip
of
him
speeding.
It
had
originally
shown
him
exceeding
95
miles
per
hour
in
a
35
miles
per
hour
zone
and
speeding
past
a
sign
on
the
road
warning
drivers
to
slow
down
for
children.
Brownlee
pinned
his
own
comment
on
the
video
this
afternoon,
saying
he
cut
out
the
“unnecessary
driving
clip”
and
that
he
“hears
everyone’s
feedback
on
sponsored
videos.”
He
then
posted
an
acknowledgment
and
apology
on
X
saying
it
was
“absolutely
inexcusable
and
dangerous.”
This
is
the
second
loud
backlash
against
Brownlee
in
about
two
months.
In
late
September,
fans
criticized
him
for
launching
an
expensive
wallpaper
app;
he
later
addressed
the
situation
and
made
changes
to
the
app
that
seemed
to
rectify
some
of
the
loudest
complaints.
Brownlee
has
increasingly
been
expanding
beyond
his
traditional
YouTube
videos.
He’s
worked
on
physical
products,
like
his
Atoms
shoes
collaborations,
and
he
joined
the
board
at
wallet
maker
Ridge.
(Originally posted by Umar Shakir)
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