YouTubers have to declare ads. Why doesn't anyone else?

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  • Опубликовано: 19 ноя 2024

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  • @TomScottGo
    @TomScottGo  3 года назад +41282

    "Influencers have to declare sponsorships clearly and up-front. Why doesn't that apply to any other medium?" would have been a much more accurate title, but alas, RUclips titles have to be short and catchy!

    • @razinmc
      @razinmc 3 года назад +364

      How was this pinned 5 days ago?

    • @egzalotyl6099
      @egzalotyl6099 3 года назад +58

      Razin MC I know

    • @jeejabuaja
      @jeejabuaja 3 года назад +59

      how was this 5 days ago lmao

    • @astresengine
      @astresengine 3 года назад +371

      @@razinmc unlisted video

    • @gotarp6055
      @gotarp6055 3 года назад +138

      @@razinmc hidden video

  • @dl_97201
    @dl_97201 3 года назад +3534

    "I'm not a paid promoter for anyone".... sounds like something someone being sponsored by Big Red Shirt & Gray Hoodie would say....

    • @thomac
      @thomac 3 года назад +252

      not to mention homemade sandwich, anonymous milkshake and unknown vape ....

    • @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721
      @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 3 года назад +202

      His sponsorship deal with Big Park Bench ended a few years ago.

    • @Litepaw
      @Litepaw 3 года назад +45

      This comment was sponsored by xnopyt. Taste the AAAAAH

    • @kruks
      @kruks 3 года назад +6

      Wait, why is it a "big" red shirt?

    • @rc_woshimao957
      @rc_woshimao957 3 года назад +3

      @@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 😭

  • @Sirenhound
    @Sirenhound 3 года назад +619

    That "P" was also in front of a lot of busy visuals. Clearly by design.

    • @socialtomcat
      @socialtomcat 3 года назад +75

      the eye was clearly drawn to the top left too with that camera shot coming from the building. absolutely on purpose that you didnt see it

    • @nomirrors3552
      @nomirrors3552 3 года назад +2

      The P is clearly made to stand out on both light and dark backgrounds because it's too easy to bury them if they were a simple one color image.

    • @Kryten85
      @Kryten85 3 года назад +24

      @@nomirrors3552 Which obviously still doesn't work. Maybe if they make it a rainbow gradient or splash it in the middle of the screen for a few seconds.

    • @fallofmath
      @fallofmath 3 года назад +17

      @@Kryten85 It should also be completely opaque.
      And on top of all that, it should be verbose - I live in the UK and have never noticed this logo before and wouldn't have known what it meant. I don't watch much TV but unless its meaning is also advertised regularly then just showing a letter on screen for a few seconds does nothing.

    • @benmooe
      @benmooe 3 года назад +1

      @@fallofmath In their defence, when it was introduced in the UK there were tons of adverts from OFCOM talking about what the symbol meant as well as ITV and Channel 4 having a few months of explainers about what it means before shows that had it.

  • @TransSappho
    @TransSappho 3 года назад +3012

    “Tom Scott isn’t like this off camera” really hit me hard for some reason

    • @JacintaAllenMP
      @JacintaAllenMP 3 года назад +491

      I'm sure it's just an on-record clarification for tax purposes ;)

    • @BoyceBailey
      @BoyceBailey 3 года назад +31

      he's nice

    • @Ron.S.
      @Ron.S. 3 года назад +133

      When you think you know someone 😞

    • @tcw95NZ
      @tcw95NZ 3 года назад +138

      If you look at his park bench episode's you'll see him being more like himself

    • @Furious321
      @Furious321 3 года назад +165

      @@tcw95NZ Or watch him rub his fingerprints off with a pineapple.

  • @MaeLSTRoM1997
    @MaeLSTRoM1997 2 года назад +465

    "It's like a casino, but without any regulation, and childen can play too! I am morally complicit in this"
    Best ad ever

  • @isabellamelendez7433
    @isabellamelendez7433 3 года назад +2163

    "If characters expressing opinions didn't influence people, companies wouldn't pay for the placement." Beautifully worded statement

    • @phaecneom1984
      @phaecneom1984 3 года назад +1

      Same

    • @stevenx399
      @stevenx399 3 года назад +12

      Capitalism baby

    • @robertpietraru1939
      @robertpietraru1939 3 года назад +3

      Literally had this part while I read your comment.

    • @flytrapYTP
      @flytrapYTP 3 года назад +2

      @@stevenx399 get rid of capitalism, have the government pay influencers instead! Problem sooooolved.

    • @sashapaley1447
      @sashapaley1447 3 года назад +13

      @@flytrapYTP capitalism isn't just unregulated market bro, it is also slightly or heavily regulated one, so your statement is quite contradictory
      for example, socialist country is still capitalist, it's just that it tries to regulate the market for the actual favor of people *if done right, of course

  • @aaroniemcwonley
    @aaroniemcwonley 3 года назад +4182

    “Everyone draws a line about what’s acceptable just beneath what they’re doing.” Word.

    • @dig8634
      @dig8634 3 года назад +71

      I think the phrasing is a bit deceptive or unfair. I'd say it's more that everyone does what's right above their own line.
      I don't generally say anything I do is acceptable, but I tend to avoid things I don't think are acceptable, but let myself do stuff I do think is acceptable.
      There are areas this doesn't apply, like bad health choices for example, but I can't say I agree with the implication behind the choice of words

    • @KingBobXVI
      @KingBobXVI 3 года назад +60

      The same is true for many things - the line between "the lower class" and "the middle class" also just _happens_ to tend to be drawn just below wherever someone considers themselves in the social hierarchy.

    • @timallenofficial5623
      @timallenofficial5623 3 года назад +35

      "People don't do things they consider immoral"

    • @cortster12
      @cortster12 3 года назад +25

      @@dig8634 Nah, they definitely just make their line below what they do.

    • @meowtherainbowx4163
      @meowtherainbowx4163 3 года назад +11

      The only exception are narcissistic people who draw different lines for everyone else. This is sadly what normal people do.

  • @disonwijeratne2532
    @disonwijeratne2532 3 года назад +5022

    PLOT TWIST: Tom Scott has been endorsing his red shirt to us all along without declaring it.

    • @LukeIdontKnow
      @LukeIdontKnow 3 года назад +17

      Yes

    • @lessgoofyone
      @lessgoofyone 3 года назад +98

      SHILL! Its all a plot by big tshirt to take over the markets! Wake up sheeple!

    • @raginranga3494
      @raginranga3494 3 года назад +17

      Viva La Red Shirts around the globe!

    • @MisterQuacker
      @MisterQuacker 3 года назад +4

      Honestly where can I purchase such a piece of art? XD

    • @StefanWallinWebDeveloper
      @StefanWallinWebDeveloper 3 года назад +3

      Here I happen to be watching this, wearing a Red Tee...

  • @issaach
    @issaach 2 года назад +3390

    Revised Chapters:
    0:30 Tom Reacts - stunningly accurate
    5:50 The broke influencer
    9:20 The apology video honest opportunist
    11:45 You know it
    18:05 Asbestos land
    24:50 Abstract rabbit-hole time waster

    • @guylikesbananas3986
      @guylikesbananas3986 2 года назад +29

      Nice

    • @requiem165
      @requiem165 2 года назад +8

      Cheers

    • @mihailmilev9909
      @mihailmilev9909 2 года назад +5

      Beutiful

    • @Megan4434
      @Megan4434 Год назад +25

      12:29 is Tom’s game show, _Is This an Advert?_

    • @JSSMVCJR2.1
      @JSSMVCJR2.1 Год назад +12

      "You Know it"
      You Love It at the expense of the entire video, message included. You see the video not for the topic, but only for *that*

  • @shayfromscratch
    @shayfromscratch 3 года назад +3534

    Tom Scott is a national treasure. Not my nation's national treasure, but a national treasure nonetheless. Appreciate him, Britain.

    • @Tmanaz480
      @Tmanaz480 3 года назад +236

      "International Treasure"

    • @justadude8297
      @justadude8297 3 года назад +68

      Nah were gonna give him to the Scottish to try and save the relations between our country’s

    • @avnishshrivastava2272
      @avnishshrivastava2272 3 года назад +17

      " Our treasure "

    • @Berilia
      @Berilia 3 года назад +15

      @@justadude8297 I second this

    • @discretelycontinuous2059
      @discretelycontinuous2059 3 года назад +41

      Remember, Tom Scott just said that Tom scott isn't Tom Scott

  • @ostrichbean
    @ostrichbean 3 года назад +3137

    laughing so hard at the cheery "I am morally complicit in this"

  • @midknight1339
    @midknight1339 3 года назад +677

    I like how in the credits it says "Written and *Performed by* Tom Scott," doubling back to his earlier point that the RUclips Tom Scott could be considered to be a wholly different character than the real Tom Scott.

    • @chucklebutt4470
      @chucklebutt4470 3 года назад +45

      Nice catch! It is funny to imagine someone using their "presentation voice" in a normal conversation or intimate encounter!

    • @imnonene
      @imnonene 3 года назад +39

      So that’s why Tom has been saying “I’ve been Tom Scott” in his Citation Needed show huh

    • @Ryuujin1024
      @Ryuujin1024 3 года назад +8

      And great for tax breaks, saved Lorane Kelly over £1.2million. Although I totally agree that is them performing under their name, not them being them.

    • @PeterWMeek
      @PeterWMeek 3 года назад +2

      Well, I'm certainly a much meaner person than I appear in my videos.

    • @xcloudx01alt
      @xcloudx01alt 3 года назад

      I want to see the real tom scott now

  • @Shivelpuff23
    @Shivelpuff23 2 года назад +1405

    the fact that 'it's time to play is this advert' ran seamlessly into actual RUclips ads was pure genius.

  • @ovni2295
    @ovni2295 3 года назад +955

    "Rules for Thee but not for Me." -every industry ever

    • @bulman07
      @bulman07 3 года назад +18

      That sounds like something CGP Grey would say

    • @naturegirl1999
      @naturegirl1999 3 года назад +2

      @@bulman07 I feel like I heard him say that in one of his videos

    •  3 года назад

      Oh, big finance thrives on rules.

    • @Multi_Plays
      @Multi_Plays 3 года назад

      +

    • @xtzyshuadog
      @xtzyshuadog 3 года назад +3

      *Which means Every company ever, Every Person Who Has Power and Control Ever, Every Rich Hedge Fund Owner and Every Pocketed Politician Ever*

  • @whatelseison8970
    @whatelseison8970 3 года назад +823

    "Everyone draws the line right _below_ what they're doing." Wow, that is a stark realization there and it applies to literally everything.

    • @alienamzal477
      @alienamzal477 3 года назад +13

      I never realised that until i saw it here

    • @megadolon7000
      @megadolon7000 3 года назад +28

      Nope oh so many people draw the line just above what they're doing making themselves feel worthless even if the line is super arbitrary... E.g. weight, grades, success, artistic skills probably just 2 different mindsets

    • @purelaziness7095
      @purelaziness7095 3 года назад +51

      @@megadolon7000 for negative things - drawing the line below. for positive things - drawing the line above. then you can justify your blind spots while not giving credit to your strengths.

    • @ObjectsInMotion
      @ObjectsInMotion 3 года назад +23

      @@purelaziness7095 Worst part is, if you put the line above what you're doing, you're labelled a hypocrite.

    • @alfedge9527
      @alfedge9527 3 года назад

      words of wisdom!!

  • @joepilato9412
    @joepilato9412 3 года назад +1029

    "The real Tom Scott isn't like this off camera"
    Don't do this to me, Tom. Don't break my heart.

    • @nathan87
      @nathan87 3 года назад +54

      I don't know Tom, but I'd be willing to bet that what you see on screen is more or less one facet of his real personality. Unlike some other people for whom their onscreen/onstage persona is just a complete fabrication. You might not talk to your friends in lectures, but that's not to say that doing so isn't part of who you want to be.

    • @AleksandrStrizhevskiy
      @AleksandrStrizhevskiy 3 года назад +112

      The real Tom Scott bullies nerds and hits up the club for cocaine and loose women on the weekends.

    • @Sludgemonkey111
      @Sludgemonkey111 3 года назад +10

      This, strangely, really threw me off...

    • @rabiez_luvr6910
      @rabiez_luvr6910 3 года назад +14

      That line was so weird to think about

    • @kelvin0mql
      @kelvin0mql 3 года назад +19

      That bit totally resonated with me. I don't care to be on the phone, on the mic, on camera, on stage. Don't like cocktail or dinner parties. Much rather be home, by myself, quietly tinkering with ham radio stuff and/or learning something on RUclips. Left to my own devices, I'd easily go days without uttering a word to anyone.
      But - if the attention turns to me (for some reason), I will fill that void.

  • @playRadiataStoriesonPS2
    @playRadiataStoriesonPS2 2 года назад +434

    I love that when influencers started declaring paid promotion, there were tons of people who wanted to be seen as influencers fraudulently pretending a brand had sponsored them. They had to pretend to sell out to feel more famous

    • @lawnmowerdude
      @lawnmowerdude 2 года назад +21

      That’s very sad.

    • @Hackanhacker
      @Hackanhacker 2 года назад +1

      yupp 😂

    • @EtreTocsin
      @EtreTocsin 2 года назад +1

      weird

    • @Assimandeli
      @Assimandeli Год назад +6

      That is actually not allowed. If I remember correctly, the FTC has some regulations about falsely claiming you've been sponsored.

    • @TehConqueror
      @TehConqueror Год назад +4

      @@lawnmowerdude that's very s-Ad

  • @RTGame
    @RTGame 3 года назад +93493

    Please don't become a high energy gaming RUclipsr Tom, you're too convincing

  • @alanberquist
    @alanberquist 3 года назад +2742

    Imagine if politicians had to disclose when someone paid them to say something...

    • @idealicfool
      @idealicfool 3 года назад +142

      Well, officially they do. But only over a certian limit. This is covered quite well in a funny little documentary called yes minister.

    • @williamdavies_ewill
      @williamdavies_ewill 3 года назад +340

      Someone suggested they wear patches from their sponsors like Nascar drivers.

    • @OMs-cu4tz
      @OMs-cu4tz 3 года назад +66

      @@williamdavies_ewill lmao this is a great idea

    • @JasonMcCarrell
      @JasonMcCarrell 3 года назад +73

      They wouldn't have enough time to ever say anything else... hmmmm I like this idea.

    • @infinite1.0
      @infinite1.0 3 года назад +106

      Today's policy is sponsored by raid shadow legends

  • @keenkan7465
    @keenkan7465 3 года назад +616

    In "Community" there was a whole plotline about an indentured servant who had to change his name to Subway and be a human advertisement for the company 24/7 until his contract ran out, and those episodes were actually sponsored by Subway.

    • @Chris-du8se
      @Chris-du8se 3 года назад +60

      I wasn't aware of the sponsorship, but that's a little odd. If anything, wasn't Subway put in a negative light by those episodes?

    • @mefnow
      @mefnow 3 года назад +98

      @@Chris-du8se bad publicity is still publicity. Some companies made deliberately annoying/bad commercials so you would remember them.

    • @Pepino8A
      @Pepino8A 3 года назад +25

      @@mefnow grubhub?

    • @imrerist9412
      @imrerist9412 3 года назад +27

      Same goes for the Honda plotline a few years later, two characters from the show even appeared in an actual Honda ad.

    • @PerspectiveEngineer
      @PerspectiveEngineer 3 года назад +1

      @@Chris-du8se there is no bad press...
      Watch any news program

  • @nesssiah
    @nesssiah Год назад +420

    Wait, so in the UK, on live television, you guys don't get over 7 minutes of "The sponsor of this program is [product]" before a movie/live broadcast, not to mention a bigass bar saying that "this program contains product placement"?? Because that's the case in Polish television.

    • @klondike3112
      @klondike3112 Год назад +74

      Your TV advertisement disclaimers sound as bad as the commercial breaks on american television! haha
      Here we get 7 minutes of arthritis medication commercials showing elderly people playing with their grandchildren with optimistic lighting and happy music: "side-effects may include excessive sweating, nausea, vomiting, chills, diarrhea, liver dysfunction, seizures, and possibly death. A rare life-threatening heart complication may occur in some people taking Talafex®. Talk to your doctor about Talafex® today."
      ...as well as adverts for terrible kitchen & bathroom products, used car dealerships, and insurance companies.
      Gotta love American commercial breaks

    • @nesssiah
      @nesssiah Год назад +41

      @@klondike3112 oh the commercials are way worse than the disclaimers, its an old joke that once they start playing you've got time to go grab a beer from the fridge. On the gas station. In a neighbouring voivodship (think states but not that different from surrounding ones). And they're all medicine related - colds, fevers, liver problems, migraines, back pains, arthritis... one or two car commercials and back to the medicine.

    • @klondike3112
      @klondike3112 Год назад +18

      @@nesssiah I've heard similar jokes to that one over here. :D It's incredible, the universality of obnoxious TV commercials!
      It's especially shitty when the show you're watching leaves you on a cliffhanger and you get jumpscared by Jake from State Farm.

    • @El_Loco
      @El_Loco Год назад +7

      Rare polish W

    • @Actionronnie
      @Actionronnie Год назад +6

      @@klondike3112 being in Canada I get to see allot of those American commercials 😆
      I once read the directions and side effects of some meds I was on, it was like I was auditioning for their commercial.
      And then start thinking how do I know the meds are working, cause I already have all the side effects without the medication 😅

  • @crazyscarecrow8136
    @crazyscarecrow8136 3 года назад +7453

    That mobile game ad was too accurate.
    “I am morally complicit in this”

    • @insertname4929
      @insertname4929 3 года назад +40

      I kinda wanna play it now...
      Free game aside, it needs my credit card.

    • @SuperCrystal69
      @SuperCrystal69 3 года назад +8

      Timestamp pls

    • @ckqk
      @ckqk 3 года назад +14

      @@SuperCrystal69 0:29

    • @creeperhunterD
      @creeperhunterD 3 года назад +56

      @@SuperCrystal69 You couldn't bother to watch 10 seconds into the video?

    • @emojimovie5177
      @emojimovie5177 2 года назад +5

      If you’re using pc, you can skip ads in less than a second by clicking on the video, then clicking ⬅️ and then clicking ➡️
      Note: This does not work on mobile.

  • @nighthawk2203
    @nighthawk2203 3 года назад +661

    Tom Scott vaping is one of those sights you never expect to see.

    • @jamesbw2
      @jamesbw2 3 года назад +11

      @@Terroid i would recommend watching the whole video tho

    • @KrisP_Lv
      @KrisP_Lv 3 года назад +4

      It was funny as hell tho

    • @marymoor935
      @marymoor935 3 года назад

      I love vaping. Capers of the world unite.😀👍❤️

    • @brandonrobson2000
      @brandonrobson2000 3 года назад +4

      Like when a teacher swore in elementary, or Mr Rogers firing a gun.

  • @SpectreSoundStudios
    @SpectreSoundStudios 3 года назад +14416

    If only politicians were bound by the same rules!

    • @LMacNeill
      @LMacNeill 3 года назад +1049

      OMG, yes!!! The US Congress should have to wear sponsor logos on their jackets, just like race-car drivers do!!

    • @patmul8929
      @patmul8929 3 года назад +372

      so true. imagine if Teresa may had to tell everyone her family are in the weapon trade industry

    • @JustAPairofLegs
      @JustAPairofLegs 3 года назад +58

      Awesome to see Smg hehe!

    • @akiraakiraakiraakira
      @akiraakiraakiraakira 3 года назад +89

      they are, its a moral codex. its unwritten rules. they just break them without consequences.

    • @yemenibalI
      @yemenibalI 3 года назад +209

      Facts they shouldn't be allowed to be funded by companies who their policies can benefit.

  • @SirLampsALot
    @SirLampsALot 2 года назад +42

    The Emoji Movie is a perfect example of this because the entire movie is product placement and it is hard to watch. I really wonder how much Just Dance and Candy Crush paid to have entire segments of the movie based around their apps.

  • @Frank-tw8hu
    @Frank-tw8hu 3 года назад +684

    Tom putting a mid roll ad right after saying “let’s play is this an advert” is golden

    • @audioillity7893
      @audioillity7893 3 года назад +24

      The joys of ad blockers!

    • @Ficalos
      @Ficalos 3 года назад +11

      That was a real "I see what you did there" moment.

    • @TheAnalyticalEngine
      @TheAnalyticalEngine 3 года назад +6

      I didn't get an ad, and I don't use an adblocker

    • @lancebrown998
      @lancebrown998 3 года назад +2

      @@TheAnalyticalEngine well RUclips ads only have a 30% chance of playing

  • @vsmash2
    @vsmash2 3 года назад +995

    as a german: i would like to add, that that disclaimer has to be on screen every time the product placement takes place, not just once per show.

    • @Electroblud
      @Electroblud 3 года назад +74

      Exactly. And if I remember correctly, it has to stay up the whole time the placement is taking place.

    • @mazemakes
      @mazemakes 3 года назад +28

      it is a good idea but so many people put the disclaimer on all the time just to be on the safe side, which defeats the purpose completely

    • @ManualClips
      @ManualClips 3 года назад +30

      @Nillie That is not really what's happening there. They place it throughout the complete show to normalize it, without actually having to pay attention when they advertise something and when not. It happens mostly on live tv.

    • @Alfonso162008
      @Alfonso162008 3 года назад +17

      @@ManualClips Well, I don't know if that'd be right or wrong (I'm not german and I just found out about it), but I would prefer having a "this program contains products placement/ads/whatever" thing placed all the time than none at all, or only at the end of the ending credits.

    • @muetze4032
      @muetze4032 3 года назад +29

      Then it has to be tagged as "Dauerwerbesendung"! So every viewer knows, there is advertisment everywhere!

  • @konrad8509
    @konrad8509 3 года назад +22422

    11:46 here you go, the moment most of us came back to this video - Tom literally fighting for his life

  • @nepdisc3722
    @nepdisc3722 2 года назад +51

    Tom Scott is one of my favorite presenters because he's so open and honest and also so very clearly intelligent and well spoken. A lot of presenters are rarely even one of these things, much less all of them.

  • @emilhaugaard2708
    @emilhaugaard2708 3 года назад +1370

    Tom Scott: secretly advertising for Red T-shirts Inc.

    • @ol_iv_ei_ra
      @ol_iv_ei_ra 3 года назад +5

      😂

    • @ahmadprogramming1197
      @ahmadprogramming1197 3 года назад +17

      Random Fun Fact: E is one of the biggest most used letters in the world

    • @ol_iv_ei_ra
      @ol_iv_ei_ra 3 года назад +4

      @@ahmadprogramming1197 Uhm, thanks.. ?

    • @emilhaugaard2708
      @emilhaugaard2708 3 года назад +15

      @@ahmadprogramming1197 thank you that relates very much to my comment, thank you again👍

    • @jur4x
      @jur4x 3 года назад +6

      Tom shilling out to BIG T-Shirt

  • @MicroYeti
    @MicroYeti 3 года назад +320

    In the ‘is this an advert’ section I skilfully got every single guess wrong

    • @emilia1911
      @emilia1911 3 года назад +15

      Proves the point I guess

  • @nanocowie
    @nanocowie 3 года назад +346

    "I am morally complicit in this!" Is my new go-to when my party outvotes me in DND now

  • @Wanderingsocks
    @Wanderingsocks 2 года назад +218

    These bits featuring Tom playing the role of different generic influencer archetypes are really crackin me up. "Ill be drinking this for the next six months because the money from that reality show i did is really starting to run out"

  • @bennamey8754
    @bennamey8754 3 года назад +1221

    Concerned that Tom didn’t disclose his product placement of the White Cliffs of Dover. He’s clearly advertising tourism.

    • @KinkyTurtle
      @KinkyTurtle 3 года назад +45

      Or chalk.
      "Friends, are you tired of boring old dry-erase boards?..."

    • @obsidiansiriusblackheart
      @obsidiansiriusblackheart 3 года назад +9

      Or his bedroom!

    • @revolt81
      @revolt81 3 года назад +17

      I scrolled to find this comment before I made my own of the same flavor...well done.
      "This video has been brought to you by the White Cliffs of Dover Tourism Counsel."

    • @sarosenna5850
      @sarosenna5850 3 года назад +3

      During COVID times? Shocking!

    • @AaronCoakley
      @AaronCoakley 3 года назад +5

      @@sarosenna5850 He's advertising the "invisible mask", clearly

  • @zynooga
    @zynooga 3 года назад +9824

    "If this glamourizes vaping, I have failed."
    -Tom Scott 2021

    • @davidbanan.
      @davidbanan. 2 года назад +76

      Nice that you watched the video and quoted something thats neither funny or interesting

    • @GeodesicBruh
      @GeodesicBruh 2 года назад +367

      @@davidbanan. clown

    • @BoliceOccifer
      @BoliceOccifer 2 года назад +102

      @@davidbanan. LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

    • @carsonanton1649
      @carsonanton1649 2 года назад +29

      It is nice that i can watch the video and be able to "[quote] something thats neither funny or interesting"
      (also it should be that's)

    • @ahuman4167
      @ahuman4167 2 года назад +16

      Why does this have so many likes it’s literally just quoting something

  • @ctg4818
    @ctg4818 3 года назад +2628

    Politicians should be forced to wear their sponsors like NASCAR drivers.

    • @Zichqec
      @Zichqec 3 года назад +191

      oh yes please, I'm all in favor of this. Can we also print out all the lies they've ever told and make them wear them as a cloak or something?

    • @seanmurphy4465
      @seanmurphy4465 3 года назад +78

      That would 🤬cover up their entire attire!

    • @enderan647
      @enderan647 3 года назад +82

      @@seanmurphy4465 i think they'd be like walking library. The books will be full of their lies.

    • @GIHD
      @GIHD 3 года назад +9

      @Nico Semsrott @EU Parliament

    • @CaptNSquared
      @CaptNSquared 3 года назад +73

      I image it like those military badges, with more and more important politicians having more and more comically large walls of pins of their chest.

  • @dbauernf
    @dbauernf Год назад +6

    EVERYTHING is an AD, and you're doing an amazing job.

  • @Zbenesch
    @Zbenesch 3 года назад +507

    "I am morally complicit in this." I wish more and more people realized this.

    • @xmlthegreat
      @xmlthegreat 3 года назад +56

      Right? Everyone excusing them as 'needing to put food on the table' : find better sponsors, ones that don't involve selling your soul.

    • @MatthewStinar
      @MatthewStinar 3 года назад +40

      @@xmlthegreat I always say, "Doing the wrong thing for a reason is still doing the wrong thing."

    • @deidara_8598
      @deidara_8598 3 года назад +19

      @@MatthewStinar Now THAT is something more people need to hear. Some people justify their actions too easily.

    • @cee20.5
      @cee20.5 3 года назад +1

      @@deidara_8598 indeed

    • @myb701
      @myb701 3 года назад +3

      @@xmlthegreat they're still brands, you just sell your soul to a more ethic demon

  • @domramsey
    @domramsey 3 года назад +592

    "Don't vape kids". That would be disgusting. And how would I even grind them up that small?

    • @mymoomin0952
      @mymoomin0952 3 года назад +38

      You just vape the blood

    • @xmlthegreat
      @xmlthegreat 3 года назад +18

      You evil bastard...
      You made me spit out my pizza!

    • @kevinmarrs3372
      @kevinmarrs3372 3 года назад +2

      Don’t vape, kids.

    • @MatthewStinar
      @MatthewStinar 3 года назад +6

      Yet another example of commas saving lives! 😆 (Do an image search for "commas save lives". It's hilarious.)

    • @yektaagra741
      @yektaagra741 3 года назад

      @@xmlthegreat pizza FROM DOMİNOS

  • @Njald
    @Njald 3 года назад +224

    Im suprised that no one acknowledged Tom standing in the cold shivering just to show of the Tom Scott persona in his red t-shirt. I noticed Tom and I appreciate the effort.

  • @SpeedandP0wer
    @SpeedandP0wer Год назад +28

    Thank you so much for this Tom, absolutely incredible video :)

  • @danielstrandby3678
    @danielstrandby3678 3 года назад +212

    The fact that the "Disguised: Gambling Game" logo is stylised just like Raid: Shadow Legends makes everything so much better

  • @raziel29a
    @raziel29a 3 года назад +833

    I'm still mesmerised by how you appear to be 25 and 50 at the same time.

    • @allancoelho6905
      @allancoelho6905 3 года назад +31

      That's a rare insult

    • @somedude6833
      @somedude6833 3 года назад +65

      @@allancoelho6905 or a compliment. Since looks are subjective, both could be bad or good.

    • @thomasfoster7842
      @thomasfoster7842 3 года назад +3

      Look at Brian Cox. Same thing!

    • @user-il2ue2ip1f
      @user-il2ue2ip1f 3 года назад +1

      James Hoffmann be like:

    • @raziel29a
      @raziel29a 3 года назад +2

      @@allancoelho6905 it's not an insult... I think. At least I'm certain it wasn't intended to be an insult :)

  • @bjoe385
    @bjoe385 3 года назад +18273

    Seeing Tom Scott vape is like seeing the Queen on a dirt bike.

    • @lelyprajasari225
      @lelyprajasari225 3 года назад +86

      Bana na

    • @magnoliashoals
      @magnoliashoals 3 года назад +299

      What, you mean *totally* normal

    • @bjoe385
      @bjoe385 3 года назад +279

      @@magnoliashoals I’ll look out for her next X games.

    • @atoxax
      @atoxax 3 года назад +57

      just like vape, dirt bike is for yobbos

    • @twotinytoes2229
      @twotinytoes2229 3 года назад +71

      Killer queen.

  • @sumitpun7709
    @sumitpun7709 2 года назад +6

    If ad were to always mentioned we would know how much our time is spent on it 🙂

  • @LittleCaldeira
    @LittleCaldeira 3 года назад +2479

    "It's time to play is this an advert!"
    anti-vape ad.
    Brilliant.

    • @dabiggs9519
      @dabiggs9519 3 года назад +12

      I got a Cash app add lmao

    • @Styxintheriver
      @Styxintheriver 3 года назад +22

      Depression stick!

    • @dolantrumf
      @dolantrumf 2 года назад +9

      I got an a d for an online gambling website 🙃

    • @lisserkc6000
      @lisserkc6000 2 года назад +1

      @@dolantrumf do you gamble?

    • @dolantrumf
      @dolantrumf 2 года назад +1

      @@lisserkc6000 oh hell no

  • @annamccormack4101
    @annamccormack4101 3 года назад +569

    The funniest paid promotion I’ve ever seen is in Twilight: New Moon where they kept sticking up a Burger King sign in the background for no reason

    • @tiago83051
      @tiago83051 3 года назад +19

      I don't even thing burger king has a branch in Forks

    • @linkmaxwell
      @linkmaxwell 3 года назад +19

      I would go with either Sonic the Hedgehog and Olive Garden, or the Power Rangers reboot and Krispy Kreme.

    • @annamccormack4101
      @annamccormack4101 3 года назад +7

      @@tiago83051 that would explain the need to stick up a sign if they actually filmed it there

    • @annamccormack4101
      @annamccormack4101 3 года назад

      @@linkmaxwell watched a compilation of those examples there and omg.. it is absolutely shameless

  • @clovernhorndestroyerofmars3765
    @clovernhorndestroyerofmars3765 3 года назад +3832

    “Everyone draws a line of what’s acceptable just beneath what they’re doing themselves”
    ~Tom Scott, 2021

    • @ohayquee
      @ohayquee 3 года назад +116

      I also watched the video! Good to know you did too.

    • @kingzingo1784
      @kingzingo1784 3 года назад +44

      @@ohayquee stfu

    • @RapidPants
      @RapidPants 3 года назад +18

      @@kingzingo1784 no u. Gfy

    • @drchoccymilk3223
      @drchoccymilk3223 3 года назад +4

      @@kingzingo1784 💅🏿

    • @StrazdasLT
      @StrazdasLT 3 года назад +6

      Cognratulations on describing subjectivity.

  • @visassess8607
    @visassess8607 2 года назад +8

    I appreciate Tom's honesty and his pursuit of the truth, even if it goes against what people want him to say.

  • @mattwhorlow9900
    @mattwhorlow9900 3 года назад +572

    "Everyone draws the line of what's acceptable just beneath where they are" - so true and applies to just about everything humans do.

    • @Carewolf
      @Carewolf 3 года назад +16

      Hey, I draw the line above what I do.... I am a bad boy

    • @Carewolf
      @Carewolf 3 года назад +4

      Also look up hypocracy, a lot people do things they critize others for. Tom's mistake was assuming good faith in humanity.

    • @Tmanaz480
      @Tmanaz480 3 года назад +43

      "Anyone driving slower than me is an idiot, and faster than me is a maniac."

    • @trickytreyperfected1482
      @trickytreyperfected1482 3 года назад +1

      @Heberth R. that's kinda what the quote is getting at

  • @Booksds
    @Booksds 3 года назад +232

    I can’t wait for “here at Asbestos Land” to show up in Tom Scott Introducing Places compilations

  • @petermarsella6537
    @petermarsella6537 3 года назад +5837

    Idk why but "if this glamorizes vaping, I have failed" is so funny to me

  • @michaelransom5841
    @michaelransom5841 2 года назад +19

    Hmmm.. it seems the laws against "Inciting imminent lawless action", "spreading malicious, deliberate lies", and "threatening senior politicians" don't apply to american politicians....

    • @vaclavjebavy5118
      @vaclavjebavy5118 2 года назад

      malicious deliberate lies about specific people, defamation and libel specifically. even then there's massive legal hoops you have to jump through to prove your speech counted as libbel.
      also journalists are immune as well lmfao

    • @amazinggrapes3045
      @amazinggrapes3045 4 месяца назад

      What laws apply to the people who make and enforce them?

  • @LegalEagle
    @LegalEagle 3 года назад +17278

    Challenge accepted.

    • @LegalEagle
      @LegalEagle 3 года назад +2936

      In the US, there is also the issue of "compelled speech." Yes, people have the "freedom of speech" in that the government generally cannot punish speech, but they also have the freedom from being compelled to speak.

    • @patthemat5745
      @patthemat5745 3 года назад +109

      Omg love your videos

    • @Sam-xu5nv
      @Sam-xu5nv 3 года назад +291

      When Tom shifted to talking about the US I was crossing my fingers you might appear.

    • @kayrauckilinc
      @kayrauckilinc 3 года назад +57

      Best collab of the year, if legal eagle likes this my day will be made

    • @DeepCFisher
      @DeepCFisher 3 года назад +19

      Shut up

  • @michaelestrada1972
    @michaelestrada1972 3 года назад +860

    In Japan, almost every single show on TV has an ad roll halfway through. Before the station's ads, there will be a lady (always the same one, for some reason) who says "this show/drama was brought to you by Coca-Cola, KAO, other sponsors"

    • @rc_woshimao957
      @rc_woshimao957 3 года назад +73

      That happens with Chinese TV too!! Sometimes some variety show would make a five second disclaimer before the show saying the show is sponsored by xyz

    • @freevbucks8019
      @freevbucks8019 3 года назад +41

      In romania or any tv channel will just interrupt whatever you've been watching after 1 hour and plays 30 minites worth lf ads

    • @gyro2846
      @gyro2846 3 года назад +10

      That also happens in the USA, but only for some channels.

    • @ryanlyle9201
      @ryanlyle9201 3 года назад +28

      @@gyro2846 brings back memories of watching Full House and Uncle Joey saying “Full House is brought to you by” and then it was the most random commercial.

    • @rolandomade
      @rolandomade 3 года назад +8

      In Portugal you see a little sign on the TV corner seconds before the sponsored product appears. That happens in a lot of countries too, in fact I think influencers are started to get hold by fair rules, they are just uncomfortable because they are not used to it.

  • @kayro2234
    @kayro2234 3 года назад +1584

    your portrayal of a gaming RUclipsr is terrifyingly accurate.

    • @MagikarpMan
      @MagikarpMan 3 года назад +58

      Reaction RUclipsr*

    • @m15t3r_n8
      @m15t3r_n8 3 года назад +41

      Not just reaction or games, I've seen "news/commentary" and even Trades (blacksmithing, plumbing, electrical, mechanical) channels pumping those ads

    • @chaomatic5328
      @chaomatic5328 3 года назад +5

      @@m15t3r_n8 Good thing we still have good lads like AlphaBetaGaming or ManlyBadassHero.

    • @squirlmy
      @squirlmy 3 года назад +8

      @@m15t3r_n8 wait... Blacksmithing? WTF? Nevermind. I don't even want to know.

    • @masonmunkey6136
      @masonmunkey6136 3 года назад +3

      Accurate to a stereotype

  • @MainTeraHero
    @MainTeraHero 2 года назад +12

    Wow! Never thought I’d watch a 32 minute video about advertising rules for various platforms AAAAND be extremely invested in it for the whole duration.
    But Tom, you did it. You made the video so interesting. You made me watch the whole video.

  • @Bloobz
    @Bloobz 3 года назад +170

    Speaking of James Bond and Ad, it's funny that because of Covid that delayed the release of the film, they at to *reshoot* some scenes because the previous product placement were now "outdated"

    • @Mernom
      @Mernom 3 года назад

      Let's make 'James Bond is a shill' a thing!

  • @grandmabutters8502
    @grandmabutters8502 3 года назад +4227

    9:30 I got tricked into buying RayCons after seeing so many sponsorships, they sounded worse than my $20 wired earbuds, then the charging case broke within a week for no reason

    • @martin67895
      @martin67895 3 года назад +406

      This video is proudly sponsored by RAYCONS😂😂😂

    • @Wter-oy1dh
      @Wter-oy1dh 3 года назад +802

      My mindset has always been:
      If it needs to be advertised, it’s probably not good

    • @abhrntcrtre
      @abhrntcrtre 3 года назад +386

      good rule of thumb for headphones is look around for a pair you would like and can afford and then look for at least 3 reviews on that product with at least one being negative and gauge from there but this is coming from someone who obsesses over headphones so you might not care as much lmao

    • @lafireteamplx3400
      @lafireteamplx3400 3 года назад +8

      Hahaha loser

    • @Snyphurr.
      @Snyphurr. 3 года назад +193

      I was considering buying one, thank you for taking one for the team.

  • @PersonMan000
    @PersonMan000 3 года назад +834

    I want more satirical ads. They were so good.

    • @sud1881
      @sud1881 3 года назад +8

      Wdym can you put links to them?

  • @fenleyjones
    @fenleyjones 2 года назад +18

    5:17 I would like to compliment Tom and say that he's worked advertising/sponsorships very honorably, only accepting sponsorships when they apply to the video, and only doing activities/longer commitments when he thinks it would actually be a good video and benefit his audience. So good job Tom and thank you for the lovely videos!

  • @TheJustinist
    @TheJustinist 3 года назад +1776

    30+ minutes of Tom Scott...Lemme just settle in

    • @ninjawarrior8994
      @ninjawarrior8994 3 года назад +48

      Then once you've finished watching, there should be a Map Men to watch.

    • @zyansheep
      @zyansheep 3 года назад +1

      Tom-umentary v2!

    • @rosiefay7283
      @rosiefay7283 3 года назад +6

      And 3 downvoters within 5 minutes of Tom uploading. Really?

    • @shdhfbf412
      @shdhfbf412 3 года назад +6

      @@ninjawarrior8994 HOW TF DID YOU KNOW THAT, I AM SHOOK

    • @HG-bp8lh
      @HG-bp8lh 3 года назад +2

      sup

  • @pacifico4999
    @pacifico4999 3 года назад +323

    "Everyone draws the line just below what they're doing"
    Scott, Tom

    • @pattheplanter
      @pattheplanter 3 года назад +19

      An alcoholic is someone who drinks more than their doctor.

    • @yemenibalI
      @yemenibalI 3 года назад +5

      Actually a great quote.

    • @davidr2421
      @davidr2421 3 года назад +4

      Or on the less cynical side of the coin, they're doing just above where they've drawn the line.

    • @DigitalBroomstick
      @DigitalBroomstick 3 года назад +2

      You got his name the wrong way round doofus

    • @yemenibalI
      @yemenibalI 3 года назад +1

      @@DigitalBroomstick Thta's on purpose stupid.

  • @madhousebeyond
    @madhousebeyond 3 года назад +419

    "Everyone draws the line just beneath what they're doing" ... what a fine motto for life itself.

    • @WanderTheNomad
      @WanderTheNomad 3 года назад +12

      "Motto" would imply that Tom wants us to do that. And I don't think that was his intention.

    • @tommyedmonds3367
      @tommyedmonds3367 3 года назад +1

      @@WanderTheNomad but if you really think about it then it makes sense. Where you draw the line is where u would not do something. So you would do it just above that.

    • @WanderTheNomad
      @WanderTheNomad 3 года назад +2

      @@tommyedmonds3367 I didn't say it didn't make sense or that it wasn't true, just that "motto" is probably the wrong word to describe it.

  • @Timlagor
    @Timlagor Год назад +3

    I find it amazing that all these product placements work. I'm sure they do -I just can't imagine the mental processes of people affected by them.

  • @redtex4
    @redtex4 3 года назад +1488

    "Don’t vape kids" - the real message of this video

  • @lucasde99
    @lucasde99 3 года назад +8476

    Imagine someone becoming President and flat out saying "This presidency is sponsored by Raid Shadow Legends"

    • @xxizcrilexlxx1505
      @xxizcrilexlxx1505 3 года назад +319

      we need that
      make biden say that

    • @justinw.2168
      @justinw.2168 3 года назад +193

      Instant impeachment

    • @devenjwohlwend3008
      @devenjwohlwend3008 3 года назад +100

      Best idea of 2021. Imma become president now

    • @loaspra8634
      @loaspra8634 3 года назад +19

      AJAJAJJAJA that'd be amazing

    • @louisirving588
      @louisirving588 3 года назад +75

      Still better than the Military Industrial Complex and Healthcare Insurance industries....

  • @jiniahaldar9339
    @jiniahaldar9339 3 года назад +725

    "Everyone draws the line just below what they're doing" - just realised, this applies to far more areas of life than just advertising. Thanks for such a lovely video, and a quote that's going to stick with me for a long time.

    • @andreasu.3546
      @andreasu.3546 3 года назад +14

      That's just human nature. Nobody wants to think of themself as doing evil.

    • @nullpoint3346
      @nullpoint3346 3 года назад +2

      @@andreasu.3546 And that's why I respect the card carrying villains.

    • @Tzizenorec
      @Tzizenorec 3 года назад +1

      @@nullpoint3346 Card-carrying villains in real life? I suppose it could happen if someone 1) allows someone else to draw the line between good and evil and 2) realizes that they have no hope of meeting that other person's standard of "good". Then the whole morality mechanism stops working for them, at least on a conscious level.

    • @nicolaim4275
      @nicolaim4275 3 года назад +12

      @@Tzizenorec I will never be vegan, but I do accept their arguments on the ethical issues with animal abuse in industrialised food production. The same goes with many other social issues where moral perfection seems unachievable. I wouldn't consider myself villainous, though, merely an imperfect being in an imperfect world.

    • @Tzizenorec
      @Tzizenorec 3 года назад +3

      @@nicolaim4275 So you have mastered thinking in shades of grey! Seems to me you are still in control of your own definition of "good", though - just acknowledging that some other people are more good than you are.

  • @100beep5
    @100beep5 Год назад +35

    Something that you didn't mention is that in the US, one of the biggest product placers is the US Army. Any war movie in which you see actual military gear being used has been approved by whichever branch of the American Armed Forces loaned it to them. The best example I can think of is Top Gun: Maverick, in which the navy had actual recruiting booths set up outside the theatres in which it was playing.

    • @FUnzzies1
      @FUnzzies1 6 месяцев назад

      They aren't that big and it's quite rare for actual DOD resources

  • @anzahanifathallah
    @anzahanifathallah 3 года назад +382

    Tom Scott ripping into both Raid: Shadow Legends and Raycon earbuds made my day

    • @tomk6292
      @tomk6292 3 года назад +44

      Then literally ripping a vape

    • @battleskorpionYT
      @battleskorpionYT 3 года назад +1

      but I like raycon :(

    • @circesgrotto
      @circesgrotto 3 года назад +3

      Btw, in all honesty, is Raycon any good at all?

    • @Miguel1Franco
      @Miguel1Franco 3 года назад +44

      @@circesgrotto dankpods reviewed them (non-sponsored). Go check it, he's supposedly the YT authority on ear and headphones. This post reply was not sponsored by dankpods

    • @deidara_8598
      @deidara_8598 3 года назад +8

      Not just Raid, but the mobile gaming market in general. Of course, Raid is the worst offender with their aggressive marketing.

  • @Xercio
    @Xercio 3 года назад +210

    “...letting the people with money and power say the most isn’t necessarily protecting everyone’s free speech. In fact, it might be doing the opposite.”

  • @Minderz
    @Minderz 3 года назад +1532

    More than entertainment, I want politicians to declare their sponsors

    • @toomanyopinions8353
      @toomanyopinions8353 3 года назад +28

      They do, sort of. If you know where to look it up.

    • @classicambo9781
      @classicambo9781 3 года назад +8

      @@toomanyopinions8353 not in Australia - not wholely.

    • @losttale1
      @losttale1 3 года назад +1

      You keep wanting but your support for the state says otherwise.

    • @romxxii
      @romxxii 3 года назад +23

      @@toomanyopinions8353 I think OP means they have to openly declare it while making their policies.

    • @ADeeSHUPA
      @ADeeSHUPA 3 года назад

      @@SavageJarJar uP

  • @Espedals
    @Espedals 2 года назад +10

    Brilliant piece of content, Tom. You really went above and beyond in this one.

  • @thejungwookim
    @thejungwookim 3 года назад +368

    When Tom mentioned ads in movies, I wholeheartedly expected Transformers to pop up. The dang franchise has a new advert every 3 seconds

    • @luxford60
      @luxford60 3 года назад +45

      And, as you probably know, the whole franchise was developed to sell toys anyway.

    • @DerickMasai
      @DerickMasai 3 года назад +10

      @@luxford60 Where the Lego series of movies got their idea

    • @kandigloss6438
      @kandigloss6438 3 года назад +7

      Any Hollywood "blockbuster" movie made in the last 40 years or so could be used as an example really, just most are somewhat more subtle.

    • @sammybrown5726
      @sammybrown5726 3 года назад +23

      Transformers is a particularly insidious one because one of the "undisclosed advertisers" is the US military.

    • @Ten_Thousand_Locusts
      @Ten_Thousand_Locusts 3 года назад +1

      Or World War Z.

  • @ResonantRTS
    @ResonantRTS 3 года назад +13494

    Tom scott calling out the big wigs is what I came here for

  • @the4fibs832
    @the4fibs832 3 года назад +447

    I would 100% buy that "Asbestos Land: 100% Safe" hat

    • @mfbfreak
      @mfbfreak 3 года назад +5

      We need a full video about all the rides in asbestos land!

    • @StoufSto
      @StoufSto 3 года назад +3

      Fun fact: Last year, a town in Quebec that used to be called the town of Asbestos (once the world's largest mine for the stuff) renamed itself to Val-des-Sources for... obvious reasons.

    • @trxnchfoot
      @trxnchfoot 3 года назад +6

      @@StoufSto and Tom made a video about it lmao

    • @StoufSto
      @StoufSto 3 года назад +2

      @@trxnchfoot oh lmao I had no idea, I just saw it in the news cause I live in Quebec!
      Thanks for the video recommendation :)

  • @crowznest438
    @crowznest438 Год назад +1

    I'm glad you ask these questions.

  • @Vassilinia
    @Vassilinia 3 года назад +197

    That TomReacts skit is why the UK (and everyone else) needs to start regulating loot boxes in games as if it were gambling.

    • @Kyle-gw6qp
      @Kyle-gw6qp 3 года назад +21

      Gambling adverts in general need to get banned.

    • @reddragon3132
      @reddragon3132 3 года назад +16

      They are reviewing it (and the gambling act in general) so there's a reasonable chance we see regulation come in at some point

    • @neydzz9857
      @neydzz9857 3 года назад +7

      I guess it won't help the UK now, but as far as I know EU currently has laws for this and they're the reason a game like Rocket League has removed their loot crates completely from the game.

    • @nevreiha
      @nevreiha 3 года назад +1

      Connor gang

    • @martijn9568
      @martijn9568 3 года назад

      I believe Belgium and Holland already consider it gambling, for about 2 years know.

  • @ESOdanny
    @ESOdanny 3 года назад +6258

    I was full expecting raid shadow legends.

    • @iwill8607
      @iwill8607 3 года назад +13

      Eso,you excited for elder scrolls 6?

    • @Godmode-tl8ch
      @Godmode-tl8ch 3 года назад +28

      definitely wasn't expecting you here 😀

    • @Dash123456789Brawl
      @Dash123456789Brawl 3 года назад +55

      Isn't that what the clip 0:30 seconds into the video is?

    • @JesusFriedChrist
      @JesusFriedChrist 3 года назад +4

      It’s yaaaaa boiiiiiii

    • @hrpang
      @hrpang 3 года назад +25

      Raid Shadow Legends? You don't mean one of the most ambitious RPG projects of 2019

  • @ark5458
    @ark5458 3 года назад +545

    "Its like a casino, but children can play it too" lmao we need you to go down in the hall of fame of the best quotes ever

    • @HG-bp8lh
      @HG-bp8lh 3 года назад +6

      CS:GO would like to know your location

    • @HG-bp8lh
      @HG-bp8lh 3 года назад

      sup

    • @coolGhostVIRUS
      @coolGhostVIRUS 3 года назад

      Do you really think that nobody has realised or said the same thing before?

    • @burntpotatoes999
      @burntpotatoes999 3 года назад +1

      ​@@HG-bp8lh To be fair CS:GO 's transaction are entirely for cosmetics, so you can play the game fully with no disadvantages, without buying anything. Still bad (and gambling) but not as terrible as many other games imo
      EDIT: above statement does not apply to CSGO gambling sites (where the only point is to spend money). Really only for people endorsing the game itself

    • @HG-bp8lh
      @HG-bp8lh 3 года назад +4

      @@burntpotatoes999 Pay to win or not it's still gambling and the fact that any age can go on just makes it worse

  • @nanda28cc
    @nanda28cc 2 года назад +2

    I really love how you say everything right on point, nothing dramatic or misleading and stuff

  • @DavidBennettPiano
    @DavidBennettPiano 3 года назад +4711

    Tom, your videos have to be some of the most important content on this site!

  • @FairbairnFilms
    @FairbairnFilms 3 года назад +4954

    video about declaring advertisement
    tom scott: Imma film this one at the end of the world

    • @frankjoep1356
      @frankjoep1356 3 года назад +251

      So confused...Why is this comment upside down?

    • @christineyarnold5440
      @christineyarnold5440 3 года назад +36

      @@frankjoep1356 very original, that joke is so overused

    • @camokarzi8491
      @camokarzi8491 3 года назад +82

      Was this written by Lancelot or Jameson?

    • @cal6813
      @cal6813 3 года назад +26

      Didnt expect to see you here, hello

    • @AllAmericanGuyExpert
      @AllAmericanGuyExpert 3 года назад +17

      I saw the cliffs of Dover there at the end, but did anyone _else_ get some nostalgia for Asbestos Land?!?

  • @cataclyx
    @cataclyx 3 года назад +686

    "time to play, is this an advert?"
    *midroll ad plays*
    Tom, you madlad.

    • @Y3SkyBreaker
      @Y3SkyBreaker 3 года назад +7

      Yes, yes it is an advert

    • @pablonano100
      @pablonano100 3 года назад +3

      Was looking for this comment

    • @tommyfred6180
      @tommyfred6180 3 года назад +3

      ya that happened to me to. youtube has no shame. :)

    • @delirious323
      @delirious323 3 года назад +10

      @@tommyfred6180 Tom was the one that placed the position of the ad

    • @unominous4759
      @unominous4759 3 года назад +6

      I guess that by paying for RUclips I miss a lot of references and jokes like that. Still worth it.

  • @ftroop2000
    @ftroop2000 Год назад +6

    When you said "Is this an advert" and ad came on, and I watched it for about 10 seconds before realising 🤣

  • @transportevolved
    @transportevolved 3 года назад +3269

    So, regarding car reviews: Yes, you can be removed from lists for being too honest ;) We have!
    In our videos we usually put in the description "x provided flights, airfare and accommodation to allow us to bring you this report. They had no editorial control of the final product."

    • @jessebrook1688
      @jessebrook1688 3 года назад +75

      Yowch, and you guys are one of the largest EV shows on YT.

    • @samsaxe-taller8333
      @samsaxe-taller8333 3 года назад +36

      Thanks for saying this!

    • @AFriendlyTheo
      @AFriendlyTheo 3 года назад +189

      @@ragnkja *cough* Ford blacklisted The Fast Lane Truck for giving an honest review *cough*

    • @transportevolved
      @transportevolved 3 года назад +349

      @@ragnkja We're not on Audi or BMW's lists any more. We have suspicion it was due to us being too honest ;)

    • @Spillerrec
      @Spillerrec 3 года назад +209

      A couple of months ago in the computer tech corner of RUclips/journalism, a smaller RUclips channel was suddenly not recieving review units from NVIDIA (marked leading graphics card producer) and after reaching out to them they perhaps made it a bit too obvious that this was because they didn't like the reviews. This story blew up as a big name reported on it and hashly critisized the company for doing this to indirectly pressure other reviewers and journalists not to give honest reviews. Due to the backlash they had to retract their statement and promise to continue to send review units to that RUclipsr. It didn't really solve the root problem, but it was at least encoraging to see other reviewers standing up and actually making a difference.

  • @MiniArts159
    @MiniArts159 3 года назад +355

    Tom's "I'm taking a break from videos" is actually code for "aight bois wee're mkaing a banger"

  • @fourk_
    @fourk_ 3 года назад +1842

    "It's like a casino but children can play too!"
    Lmao

  • @flashspeeder1647
    @flashspeeder1647 2 года назад +1

    its time to play it this an adver.. youtube ad plays

  • @jacobunknown
    @jacobunknown 3 года назад +898

    “Tom Scott isn’t like this off camera” Tom, I have a question. Do you still wear red T-shirts all the time when you’re off camera?

    • @BonBonB
      @BonBonB 3 года назад +52

      More importantly, have his whites gone pink in the wash?

    • @QuackingEldrich_101
      @QuackingEldrich_101 3 года назад +2

      a comment with 180 likes yet no replies, gotta fix that up asap

    • @marcohghar
      @marcohghar 3 года назад +1

      @@QuackingEldrich_101 it's increasing by the minute... but it is a very good question though, isn't it?

    • @QuackingEldrich_101
      @QuackingEldrich_101 3 года назад +2

      @@marcohghar sure is mate, i mean surely the geezer occasionally wears some red

    • @tazz1669
      @tazz1669 3 года назад +13

      Sure he's been paid by the red T-Shirt corporation for a long time 😂

  • @geograymon55
    @geograymon55 3 года назад +802

    "It's time to play, 'Is this an advert?'" *Gets an ad.*
    Well played Tom, well played.

    • @starwarsdude2225
      @starwarsdude2225 3 года назад +24

      Haha. I was looking if someone commented this.

    • @Sea_Leech
      @Sea_Leech 3 года назад +13

      It just happened to me now lmao

    • @iman5147
      @iman5147 3 года назад +10

      If RUclipsrs transition their ads well or had good ad placement, I won't ever use ad blocker for them or avoid the ad.
      It shows they actually care and know how to edit well.

    • @RussellChapman99
      @RussellChapman99 3 года назад +1

      What adverts? I block them all.

    • @D.W56
      @D.W56 3 года назад

      Hehe okey dokey

  • @ln5321
    @ln5321 3 года назад +806

    "Tom Scott, the actual person, isn't like this off camera."
    That's something I didn't want to know.

    • @gupiwa
      @gupiwa 3 года назад +29

      You seriously think people talk and act like that in real life? You need to go out more.

    • @seeibe
      @seeibe 3 года назад +116

      @@gupiwa It's called willing suspension of disbelief. Let us believe in Santa if we want to. :(

    • @emberthecatgirl8796
      @emberthecatgirl8796 3 года назад +27

      @@gupiwa It's more about suspension of disbelief being directly adressed and broken.

    • @kumoyuki
      @kumoyuki 3 года назад +2

      Both himself, as well as some of the people who know him, have talked about this elsewhere...

    • @wallabra
      @wallabra 3 года назад

      He's just talking about the red shirt.

  • @lemon4378
    @lemon4378 Год назад +22

    I want there to be more satire sponsorships that he makes.

    • @zeezenith
      @zeezenith 10 месяцев назад

      I spent 2 minutes travelling through youtube and then i see an osc pfp. And in a TOM SCOTT VIDEO. WOW

  • @horrorhotel1999
    @horrorhotel1999 3 года назад +432

    I always tought that "those wireless earbuds" were a bit shady, glad to see someone calling them out

  • @AFN2750
    @AFN2750 3 года назад +204

    “It’s time to play, is this an adver-“ cuts to ad. Fantastic

    • @Zahlenteufel1
      @Zahlenteufel1 3 года назад +9

      @@toericabaker Or don't, to support the creators you enjoy watching. (Well turn it off on RUclips, I mean. Also uBlock/uMatrix is a lot better)

    • @PositivelyAndy
      @PositivelyAndy 3 года назад +4

      That was definitely on purpose. It had to be.

  • @MEDelai
    @MEDelai 3 года назад +2534

    11:45 in case you're wondering.

    • @Amharizz
      @Amharizz 3 года назад +43

      Thanks

    • @pruzarias
      @pruzarias 3 года назад +23

      Ah thats what the comment about

    • @seesikopter
      @seesikopter 3 года назад +10

      King

    • @xoryfi
      @xoryfi 3 года назад +23

      SOMEONE ANIMATE THIS

    • @jm1646
      @jm1646 3 года назад

      thank you king this is for you gets out crown

  • @JC_MikeB
    @JC_MikeB 2 года назад +1

    The juxtaposition between seeing you in some quaint ass broken down industrial area and the footage from Saturday Night Takeaway is giving me whiplash.

  • @aethelredtheready1739
    @aethelredtheready1739 3 года назад +363

    Toms vaping incident is the best endorsement of vaping I have ever seen

    • @HG-bp8lh
      @HG-bp8lh 3 года назад

      sup

    • @kostas1192
      @kostas1192 3 года назад +4

      Made my day 😄

    • @Smoketrain
      @Smoketrain 3 года назад +2

      That had me laughing so hard 😂

    • @Charok1
      @Charok1 3 года назад +1

      we get it, you don't vape

    • @sarah-kw1oc
      @sarah-kw1oc 3 года назад +8

      @@Charok1 u mad?

  • @makarabaduk1754
    @makarabaduk1754 3 года назад +2974

    "Tom Scott is fictitious and any resemblance to real Tom Scotts, living or dead, is purely coincidental"
    There, that should sort out your tax status...

    • @Bolpat
      @Bolpat 3 года назад +81

      Name him Tott Scom, just to be safe.

    • @GumSkyloard
      @GumSkyloard 3 года назад +39

      @@Bolpat Tomm Scottt

    • @aransfilms9949
      @aransfilms9949 3 года назад +20

      Mad Cap’n Tom Scott, completely fictional.

    • @lizk.4937
      @lizk.4937 3 года назад +18

      @@GumSkyloard Thomas Scotland

    • @Water-ix4yr
      @Water-ix4yr 3 года назад +2

      I agree
      -> I disagree

      Oh I see you shall not partake in this game

  • @Frahamen
    @Frahamen 3 года назад +768

    ''don't vape kids" well, obviously, everyone knows you have to barbecue kids.

    • @ObjectsInMotion
      @ObjectsInMotion 3 года назад +27

      More lives that could have been saved by a comma...

    • @BarbarosaAlexander
      @BarbarosaAlexander 3 года назад +4

      I found baking kids in a nice Cornish pasty shell is the best. They come out so juicy.

    • @KaleunMaender77
      @KaleunMaender77 3 года назад

      Aaaaaaand if you watched the video with closed captions like I do, you'd've seen the comma.