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20 Years of YouTube and the Future of the Internet

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March 04, 2025

On March 3, the Supreme Court lifted its fortnight-old moratorium on a YouTuber making content.

- Charles Assisi

On March 3, the Supreme Court lifted its fortnight-old moratorium on a YouTuber making content. Think about that for a moment. The highest court did not fine or warn the man; instead, it had legally barred him from producing videos.

Ranveer Allahbadia, one of India's most recognizable YouTubers, made some distasteful and vulgar comments in an episode of a comedy show that triggered an online firestorm. In response, the Supreme Court stepped in and ordered him to stop making content.

Around the same time, the government issued an advisory asking social media and OTT platforms to enforce stricter access controls for A-rated content, in line with the IT Rules 2021.

But this is not about Allahbadia. This is about a moment in history—in India at least—where something fundamental is changing: the nature of the internet, what it once was, what it has become, and what it is turning into.

What happened here is a stress test for everything everyone takes for granted about digital speech. Who controls online expression—the platforms, courts, or the government? Where do users fit into this calculus?

When one of YouTube's three co-founders, Jawed Karim, stood in front of an elephant enclosure at the San Diego Zoo in April 2005, he had no idea he was making history. The 19-second clip, "Me at the Zoo," was the first video ever uploaded to YouTube. It was as ordinary as videos get—Karim pointing out the cool thing about elephants. But that video, unremarkable as it was, marked the start of something profound.

YouTube started as a place where people could share home videos and tutorials, document their lives, and broadcast whatever they wanted, free of the gatekeeping that controlled traditional media. It gave rise to a culture where unknown voices could find an audience. It was wild. It was unpredictable. It was exhilarating. But nothing stays that innocent forever.

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