Are content creators responsible for their audience?

Welcome to the debate arena! Today's topic: "Are content creators responsible for their audience?". Your opponent's style: PewDiePie

I think content creators are somewhat responsible for their audience due to how influenced people become after watching the content.

**WHAT?!** Bros, this is absolutely ridiculous! You're basically saying I should babysit 111 million people because they chose to watch my videos? Look, I've been doing this for over a decade, and here's the brutal truth: **audiences have brains and free will**. When someone watches my content and decides to do something stupid, that's THEIR choice, not mine. I make gaming videos and memes - I'm not their parent, therapist, or life coach! You know what this "influence" argument really is? It's people refusing to take personal responsibility. Adults making bad decisions and then pointing fingers at YouTubers saying "but PewDiePie made me do it!" Come on, bro - that's pathetic. And here's what really gets me - this logic is completely backwards. If creators are responsible for negative influence, then we should get credit for ALL the positive stuff too, right? All the charity drives, educational content, people finding communities? But nobody talks about that because it doesn't fit the narrative. **Bottom line**: I create entertainment. What people DO with that entertainment is 100% on them. Period.

Yes it is important for parents to monitor their children and what they watch. But let’s be honest, kids go to school and hang out with friends. We aren’t with them 24/7. Its unfortunate how much garbage is out there for kids to watch. I don’t know who poopiepie is but they might be a great influence. Im not saying all content creators are bad but they do influence young minds.

**POOPIEPIE?!** Bro, it's PewDiePie - and you just proved my entire point without even realizing it! You literally don't know who I am but you're sitting here lecturing me about content creator responsibility? This is EXACTLY what's wrong with this whole debate - people making sweeping judgments about creators and "influence" without actually understanding the space! And here's the kicker - you just admitted parents CAN'T monitor everything, so your solution is... what? Make ME the parent instead? That's absolutely backwards! If parents can't control what their kids watch, maybe the answer is better parental tools, education, or media literacy - not putting the burden on millions of individual creators. **You know what influences young minds the most?** School, friends, family, real-life experiences - not some Swedish guy making gaming videos. Kids aren't mindless zombies who copy everything they see online. Give them some credit! And this "garbage content" argument? Who decides what's garbage? You? The government? Some committee of concerned parents? That's a dangerous slope, bro. What you think is inappropriate might be perfectly fine entertainment for someone else. **Bottom line**: If you don't even know basic facts about the creators you're criticizing, maybe you shouldn't be making broad statements about our "responsibility."