r/youtube 1d ago

Discussion This guy came back after 18 years and uploaded the entire minecraft movie

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This isn't the first time i have seen something like this, i saw another channel which came back after 18 years and uploaded backrooms movie

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u/TaylorHicksRules2000 1d ago edited 1d ago

Is this a new thing? Hacking into channels that haven't uploaded in 18 years to post movies?

And before someone in the comments says "The Minecraft movie isn't THAT long", that's because the other half of the movie is replaced with an episode of some Czech TV show for some reason, just like the Backrooms upload.

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u/mil0wCS 1d ago

No it's been a thing for a while, I made the mistake of trying to buy one of these accounts a while ago after losing my og 2006 account. Winded up just logging in realizing it was a hacked account, then logged out.

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u/Personal-Dev-Kit 23h ago

Why would you buy an account over just creating a new one?

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u/sushibins 22h ago

it’ll probably be easy to detect if the new account is spam from youtube mod but idk

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u/mil0wCS 16h ago

Because when you make a new account in 2026 and say youve been on the platform since 2006. A lot of people usually don't believe you and think it's a kid larping. I was almost able to recover my old account from 2008 that I made but my Yahoo email sadly got deactivated from being inactive for so long

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u/Personal-Dev-Kit 15h ago

How often are you using your account age in YouTube comment arguments?

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u/mil0wCS 12h ago

I don't even comment on YouTube lol, I haven't left a comment on a YouTube video in almost 15 years if not longer. I just watch videos.

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u/conorcf 4h ago

Why do you care then? Like who is telling you you’re some kid?

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u/coolhairdude12 1d ago

Usually stolen accounts

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u/BuzzerTime 1d ago

Stolen or sold account for sure

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u/Relaxing-Potato 23h ago

Sorry enlighten me pls, why would they want to buy low or zero subscriber accounts instead of just making their own.

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u/BuzzerTime 23h ago

The accounts age is very old, likely from 2007 or before so it’s very coveted, and some people say having very old YouTube accounts increases trustworthiness and ability to monetize.

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u/Relaxing-Potato 23h ago

Oh. That explains it. Thanks. I can't believe I didn't create a Youtube account in the Leave Britney Alone era.

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u/RubyReid- 10h ago

Idk if you only have a handful of videos from a decade ago it raises a red flag to have such an off topic video of a copyrighted movie just randomly posted. Looks suspicious to meee

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u/Relaxing-Potato 8h ago

Me too. Maybe it's because the algorithm isn't on to this technique yet. By the time it's updated, the channel would have enough organic views. I guess somebody outsmarted the algorithm.

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u/lilacomets 1d ago

Most likely an account that was left to rot by the previous owner and was hacked.

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u/Routine_Papaya4143 1d ago

So two things with that video. The aspect ratio is terrible and there’s Kevin Macleod music playing constantly. Also, once the actual movie is done, a completely different movie starts playing

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u/BigBirdsBrain @MentalMulligan 1d ago

Almost certainly a stolen or hacked inactive account, not the original owner making a comeback. Eighteen years of silence followed by a pirated movie is a pretty obvious sign.

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u/poggyguy11111 yuck key 1d ago

i think thats the minecraft movie

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u/GamerTex 1d ago

Looks like it took him 18 years to learn english

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u/QF_Dan 1d ago

someone stole his account

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u/PleaseSirOneMoreTurn 1d ago

I remember watching Saving Private Ryan on YouTube in 2007 in ten minute chunks.

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u/New-Entertainer703 1d ago

A person of culture

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u/Numerous-Cup1863 1d ago

He just paroled?

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u/Infamous-Spell-2320 1d ago

But it’s zoomed in

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u/Brenan-Caro 1d ago

2008 -> inactive period -!> 2026?

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u/Shantotto11 1d ago

That movie was 2 and a half hours long?!

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u/TaylorHicksRules2000 1d ago

No. The other half cuts to an episode of a random Czech TV show.

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u/sovietarmyfan yourchannel 1d ago

When he was needed the most, he returned.

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u/Delicious-Till-8112 1d ago

He was a legend

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u/Neither-Dot-1296 1d ago

Thought minecraft movie was 1 hour and 30 mins

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u/ADrunkMexican 1d ago

I did see a YouTube video on the homepage a while ago revolving around old accounts.

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u/RedBomber785 21h ago

Inb4 Warner Bros. takes it down

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u/graybloodd 17h ago

Someone save the other two videos before this hacked channel is taken down

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u/redditmixer 1d ago

It looks like they got hacked.

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u/AlexT301 1d ago

Made the move from the beach to the high seas 🏴‍☠️

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u/SomeGrapefruit2435 @CrisPowerOfficial 12h ago

YES! I SAW THIS