alt Hacker NewsThe problem is that some content creators have already passed away (and others will pass away by then), and their videos will likely be deleted forever.
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zaik • today at 2:27 PM
Hopefully the deletion will not affect videos with thousands of views, even if the account is lost.
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dessimus • today at 2:25 PM
Monuments erode away and memories of those enshrined are lost time as well, nothing lasts forever.
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That may be, but I assume for videos that had some viewership base, there may be a consideration. E. g. if a video was viewed 20 million times, it may be worth more than one that was viewed only 5 times.