Google Listens - Dealing with the tech giant -4 - Public acknowledgement by YouTube
๐งต A Public Acknowledgment later - It was in November 2022, while planning for another release I had noticed in cdbaby (distributor) the artist mapping with id for releasing on YouTube and tweeted in appreciation that Google listens --- and then came ๐งต A Public Acknowledgment — The reply came from then product expert’s handle (now merged into TeamYouTube), and it read: > “We at YouTube always take every valuable feedback seriously. We are glad that you are satisfied with the changes that took place. We are always open to feedbacks.” YouTube’s public reply to my tweet, Nov 2022 It wasn’t a press release. It wasn’t a blog post. But it was public, traceable, and directly tied to my advocacy --- ๐ค Final Reflections The changes YouTube Music made weren’t just cosmetic — they addressed a fundamental flaw in how artist identity was handled. From the introduction of the Release tab to the proper separation of Off...