vlogpology

plural vlogpologies

1. derogatoryneologismrareAn apology video; a video, typically uploaded to video-sharing service YouTube, in which an Internet celebrity/influencer apologises for, or addresses, public backlash, especially in an insincere manner.

   And this is what he was trying to do. A vlog apology. Vlogpology. 👌

   2017 March 7, InTechTodayPod, Twitter

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   fucking RUINED this guy myers needs a vlogpology without hte^([sic]) mask ...SHOW YOURSELF MYERS !

   2013 April 10, JMMA_ALLDAY, Twitter

   vlogpology (noun): when a famous YouTuber becomes embroiled in a controversy, makes headlines, and releases an apology video.

   2020 January 29, Arjun Kakkar, Russell Samora, “The Aftermath of a YouTube Apology”, in The Pudding

   My findings also show that vlogpologies are often created when the vlogger is under extreme duress and may be uncomfortable with being told to apologise, which can result in non-apologetic language and seem insincere.

   2022 November 29, Bella Sampson, I'm Sorry You(Tube) Feel That Way: An Introduction to the YouTube Vlogpology Genre (Thesis), Auckland University of Technology, page 2