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Logan Paul video: How to unsubscribe from a YouTube channel

Thousands of people have voiced their displeasure by signing a petition that calls for the site to delete his account

Aatif Sulleyman

Wednesday 03 January 2018 14:54 GMT

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YouTube star Logan Paul issues video apology for hanging man footage

Thousands of people are calling for Logan Paul’s YouTube channel to be deleted, after he published a video that includes footage of a corpse.

A petition titled “Delete Logan Paul’s YouTube Channel” has attracted more than 57,000 signatures at the time of publication, but it’s rapidly gaining support.

However, there’s no guarantee that the pressure will lead to YouTube actually getting rid of Logan Paul’s account.

Users of the site that are upset with the video creator can instead show their displeasure by simply unsubscribing from his channel.

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11 YouTube features you didn't know existed

Play in the background

One of the YouTube app’s most frustrating shortcomings is the inability to play music videos in the background or when you’re phone’s locked. There is a way around this, but only on iOS. Open the YouTube website in Safari, play a video and then press your iPhone’s home button. After that, launch the Control Centre by sliding up from the bottom of the screen and tap play.

11 YouTube features you didn't know existed

Loop videos

YouTube’s looping option on desktop is really useful, but nowhere near as easy to find as it should be. To loop a video, right-click it while it’s playing and select Loop. Even if you have Autoplay enabled, your video will replay itself as soon as it finishes.

11 YouTube features you didn't know existed

Enable Dark Theme

YouTube recently introduced a black-and-red Dark Theme on the desktop, which is much easier on your eyes than the regular version of the site. Enable it by clicking the account symbol, selecting Dark Theme and turning Activate Dark Theme on.

11 YouTube features you didn't know existed

Simplify YouTube

Another alternative YouTube user interface is available to access at youtube.com/tv. It’s a really simple, no-frills UI that’s incredibly easy to navigate.

11 YouTube features you didn't know existed

Try out new features

You can test upcoming and experimental features early by signing up to YouTube TestTube.

11 YouTube features you didn't know existed

Read

When you want to watch a YouTube video but don’t have your headphones and don’t want to disturb anyone around you, turn on Captions. They’re also really handy if you’re trying to watch a video in a foreign language. Transcriptions, meanwhile, break down exactly when certain things take place, so you can skip to the part you want to watch accurately and easily. In the More tab under the video title, launch the dropdown menu and select Transcript.

11 YouTube features you didn't know existed

Use shortcuts

You can lean back in your seat and control YouTube videos with your keyboard if you want to. J and L let you rewind and fast-forward 10 seconds, K is pause/play, M is mute/unmute and the 0-9 keys let you jump through various stages of the video, from 0 per cent to 90 per cent. On the app, you can fast forward or rewind 10 seconds by double-tapping the right or left side of a video.

11 YouTube features you didn't know existed

Limit data use

If you’re on a limited mobile data plan, there are easy ways to save yourself some money. In Settings on the YouTube app, hit General and enable Limit Mobile Data Usage and disable Autoplay.

11 YouTube features you didn't know existed

Keep things private

Unless you make them private, other people can see your Liked videos, your saved playlists and subscriptions. If you want to hide them, go to Settings and Privacy. You can also clear or pause your History. On either desktop or the mobile app, go to History and select Clear All Watch History or Pause Watch History.

11 YouTube features you didn't know existed

Make sharing clearer

Sometimes you want to share a video with a friend, but want them to watch a specific part, rather than the whole thing. Instead of sending the timestamp through as a separate message, make the video automatically play from the right place. Just pause it at the right moment, click the Share button, tick the Start At box and copy the URL.

11 YouTube features you didn't know existed

Get nerdy

Stats for Nerds shows you technical data for YouTube videos, including video format, audio format and bandwidth. On desktop, you can find the info simply by right-clicking the video player and selecting Stats for Nerds. On mobile, you have to enable it first in General Settings. Once that’s done, open a video, hit the menu button in the top-right corner and tap the Stats for Nerds option.

At the time of publication, Logan Paul’s account – Logan Paul Vlogs – has more than 15 million subscribers, though this figure could change significantly as the fallout from the controversy continues and the the account attracts more and more attention as a result of it.

The process of unsubscribing from a channel is very straightforward.

On mobile:

Open the YouTube app
If you’re on the Home tab, tap the channel icon below the video whose channel you want to unsubscribe from, tap Subscribed, and select OK from the popup box
If you’re watching a video whose channel you want to unsubscribe from, tap the Subscribed button below the video, and select OK from the popup box

On desktop:

Open the YouTube site and ensure you’re signed in to your account
Go to a video whose channel you want to unsubscribe from
Under the video player, click Subscribed and select Unsubscribe from the popup box

A notification confirming that you have unsubscribed from the channel will then appear at the bottom of your screen, and links to their videos will stop automatically appearing on your main feed.

Logan Paul issued a video apology on Tuesday, in which he said, “I want to apologise to the internet. I want to apologise to anyone who has seen the video. I want to apologise to anyone who has been affected or touched by mental illness, or depression, or suicide. But most importantly I want to apologise to the victim and his family.

“For my fans who are defending my actions, please don’t. I don’t deserve to be defended.”

YouTube, which has also been criticised for allowing the video to be featured in its Trending section, has confirmed that the video broke its rules and also released a statement.

“Our hearts go out to the family of the person featured in the video,” a spokesperson for the site said.

“YouTube prohibits violent or gory content posted in a shocking, sensational or disrespectful manner. If a video is graphic, it can only remain on the site when supported by appropriate educational or documentary information and in some cases it will be age-gated.”

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