Criticisms ranged from the inclusion of celebrities not predominantly part of YouTube (such as Will Smith, John Oliver, Ninja, and Trevor Noah) as well as the exclusion of certain acts that had a large impact on the platform, such as Shane Dawson, KSI vs. Logan Paul and PewDiePie
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Other criticisms viewers voiced with the video included what they had seen as the video's overuse of some trends, including Fortnite and K-pop, as well as the lack of variety of other references.[34] It was also prominently criticized for its social commentary, which some felt was shoehorned into the video.[35] A point of specific criticism was that Everyone Controls Rewind was seen by some to promote the behavioral health services of BetterHelp, despite the controversy surrounding the company.[36] Others were angered that the video never brought up the deaths of Stephen Hawking, Avicii, XXXTentacion, TotalBiscuit, Stefán Karl Stefánsson, Mac Miller, Stan Lee and Stephen Hillenburg, despite each of their deaths having made a major impact on the YouTube community. Others hated how Lil Pump’s song was included but not the rapper himself.