Discovery Channel faces backlash over David Dobrik Shark Week special Instagram: sharkweekSome Discovery Channel viewers are claiming they won\u2019t be watching this year\u2019s Shark Week, after it was revealed that YouTuber David Dobrik is getting his own special alongside several other members of the Vlog Squad. Popular vlogger David Dobrik took a break from content creation and social media activity back in March, after the Vlog Squad scandal that saw the influencer lose countless important sponsors, subscribers, and more. He returned to YouTube on June 16, and since then has uploaded several new videos for his 18 million subscribers. While he still has some support from fans, not everyone is happy about his return to social media, with some believing he should have stayed away longer, and some thinking he shouldn\u2019t have come back to YouTube at all. That backlash was reignited when Discovery Channel announced that Dobrik along with several other members of the Vlog Squad would be starring in a special as part of their annual Shark Week event. Join us for the biggest Shark Week event of the year! Viral Internet sensation \u2013 and our very own Dodgeball Thunderdome host \u2013 David Dobrik took his Vlog Squad on a once in a lifetime shark diving trip. SHARKBAIT premieres Sunday, July 11, exclusively on Discovery+. pic.twitter.com\/5SW3pjXqSs \u2014 Pilgrim Studios (@Pilgrim_Studios) July 9, 2021 After Shark Week uploaded some Instagram posts promoting the special, titled \u2018Sharkbait,\u2019 people flooded the comment section with their opinions about the appearance of the YouTuber. \u201cWell this is the first time I\u2019ve ever NOT wanted to watch Shark Week,\u201d one viewer wrote, with several other people agreeing that they don\u2019t plan on watching Shark Week this year. Others objected to the fact that he is an internet star in the first place, with many saying that they would rather see experts host the show. \u201cCan we focus on having scientists and conservationists or at least someone cool or funny. PLEASE Discovery don\u2019t do this to us, I don\u2019t wanna see David Dobrik push his friends into a shark pit for content.\u201d The posts about Dobrik\u2019s special on Instagram were flooded with hundreds of other comments criticizing Discovery\u2019s decision to platform the YouTuber. The special premiers exclusively on Discovery Plus on July 11, but how the episode will be received when it\u2019s released in full remains to be seen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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