PewDiePie calls out YouTubers for making mental health based videos to promote BetterHelp Popular YouTube star Felix \u2018PewDiePie\u2019 Kjellberg is the latest to speak out about the ongoing controversy surrounding online counseling service BetterHelp. BetterHelp has been at the center of a growing YouTube scandal after Drama Alert host Daniel \u201cKEEMSTAR\u201d Keem called the service out for being a massive scam. KEEMSTAR isn\u2019t alone in his criticism any longer, though, as PewDiePie has now thrown more fuel on the fire with a deep-dive into the many problems of the service. In the 13-minute video, PewDiePie cuts through the site\u2019s shady Terms of Service, explaining that they are not at all what they claim to be. \u201cWhat\u2019s wrong with Better Help? You can have online therapy without leaving your house. It sounds almost too good to be true. Well, yes, because it is,\u201d Felix says before launching into his examination. Felix kicks things off by looking at BetterHelp\u2019s claim of only charging $65 per week for their services, and reveals that the site actually charges users on a monthly basis. This means that as soon as the trial ends, users will be charged $260 up front, despite claims of being able to cancel at any time. Perhaps the biggest problems that Felix finds with the company\u2019s TOS, however, come when they discuss the services that are actually provided. Not only does Felix discover that BetterHelp state that their services are \u201cnot a complete substitute for face-to-face\u201d services, but that they don\u2019t actually guarantee the legitimacy of their own services, statements he discovered in the TOS before the company actually deleted such warranties days before this video released. \u201cWe do not do not guarantee the verification of, the skills, degrees, qualifications, licensure, certification, credentials, competence or background of any Counselor,\u201d reads the TOS before adding that it is \u201cyour responsibility to conduct independent verification regarding any Counselor\u201d you speak to. After outlining the problems with the service itself, Felix then turns his attention to the YouTubers who promote the service, especially those who claim to have been diagnosed by BetterHelp, as he found in the TOS that BetterHelp explicitly states that \u201cthe platform is not intended for diagnosis.\u201d Felix continued his focus on the YouTubers who promote the service, revealing that they receive $200 per person that signs up using their promo code, something he feels is bad faith when it comes to mental health issues. Felix closes out the video by calling out these YouTubers, saying they \u201cshould not take a deal that gives them money per sign up if it\u2019s for mental health.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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