There is some very, very strange things on Youtube, especially things aimed at children that is auto created and uploaded. The internet is a weird place.
I think most of the internet these days is publicity stunt, including a lot of the bans that are going on.
Without knowing for sure... I have this feeling that Youtube and google in general is undergoing problems with the amount of money it use to generate vs these days.
Youtube is an expensive product to offer.. vs the return on investment they get.
Which makes the space ripe for someone else to come in... and do it "better".
I think the free model has been failing for a while and it is turning more toward premium service like netflix / spotify etc. I tihnk we might be the next evolution in that where we become the owners, operators and contributors of the services themselves. Maybe that is worth a post :D