Why are the Dolan Twins leaving YouTube?
LOYAL fans have been left devastated by the news that YouTube superstars Ethan and Grayson Dolan will be leaving the platform for good.
They announced the news on their podcast, Deeper With The Dolan Twins, in an episode titled “We’re Moving On From YouTube”.
Why are the Dolan Twins leaving YouTube?
The pair, 20, explained their decision as down to pressure YouTube was putting on their mental health, and their desire to move on with bigger projects.
Observant fans had suspected that this news was coming as the pair have intermittently commented on the toll that weekly uploads was taking on their mental health.
Last year, the Dolans announced that they would no longer be creating weekly content for their channel, starting their retreat from the platform.
At the beginning of 2019, the boys announced that their father had tragically died after battling cancer.
In a candid video with fellow YouTuber Shane Dawson, Ethan said: “Had we not been filming a video every week, we would have been able to spend more time with our family around the time that they needed us.”
The twins also implied that they have a bigger project on the horizon, like a movie or a television show – which Ethan might be writing with Grayson directing.
One fan responded: “I honestly saw this coming from a mile away. They didn’t seem excited about their videos anymore and it all felt like an act”
Another said: “After they stopped the weekly uploads, the vibe just wasn’t there anymore”
But many showed their support for the twins’ decision. One said: “It’s understandable their [sic.] getting older and have a whole life ahead of them.”
One fan added: “An end of an era- but the beginning of a new chapter… The future is so bright for the both of you. Thanks for keeping it real and spreading positivity while doing it 
”
What have the Dolan Twins said?
In the episode of Deeper with the Dolan Twins, Grayson said: “We are not moving on from YouTube because we have a lack of appreciation for [the fans].
“You’re support over the past six, and some of you seven years of our lives, has been… I can’t even explain the level of appreciation that I have for you,”
“This is life, and I think all good things do come to an end at one point or another and this is that point.”
Ethan added: “I wouldn’t consider it an end because we’re still going to do this podcast every week. This is the platform we feel we can connect with you guys the most on and do what we want to do with our lives,”
He continued: “Also, I want to say, us creating, I guess the YouTube channel was our ‘top level’ production of everything that we create. To me, I enjoyed creating for YouTube more than I do for Instagram, Twitter, anything else, and I always saw it as what I put most of my effort into.
“There just came a time, now is the time, that we want to move on to bigger and better things that are going to be more of a challenge for us.”
Who are the Dolan Twins?
The Dolan Twins are a social media duo. They first rose to fame on the short video platform Vine but have been on YouTube for six years, beginning when they were just fourteen.
The twins, who’s joint channel now boasts 10.7 million subscribers, started making videos six years ago.
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They briefly joined the “Sister Squad” along with fellow YouTubers James Charles and Emma Chamberlain, making joint videos as a foursome.
Known by fans for their good looks and funny content, the pair won the 2016 Teen Choice Award for Choice Web Star: Male and Choice YouTuber.
But aside from their prank videos and comedy skits, the Dolans have been candid with fans about mental health issues and their struggle with anxiety.