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Marques Brownlee says ‘I hear you’ after fans criticize his new wallpaper app


Marques Brownlee says he’s working to dial back the ads.

By Emma Roth, a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Panels is meant to offer access to a curated selection of “stunning full resolution wallpapers” from digital artists, but fans aren’t happy about the subscription that comes along with it. Brownlee says these data disclosures are “likely too broad” and that “we’d never actually actually ask for your location, internet history, etc.” He says the Panels team is working to fix the issue.

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