YouTube won’t reopen remaining creator Spaces as company shifts to new model
Illustration by William Joel / The Verge YouTube's permanent Spaces locations, which were designed to offer resources and networking opportunities to its creators, won't reopen after the pandemic, the company has confirmed. Instead, YouTube says it's shifting to a hybrid model that will combine pop-up locations with virtual events. The Spaces that won't be re-opening are in Berlin, London, Los Angeles, New York, Paris, Rio, and Tokyo.
Although it was the pandemic that pushed YouTube towards a virtual model, the shift away from permanent Spaces has been underway for at least a couple of years. Back in 2019, TubeFilter reported that the company was moving towards a reliance on temporary pop-up locations to give it the flexibility to serve creators across a wider area. At the time...