Many YouTubers boycotted against the redesign of the website. The new design is already being rolled out to new users, and will be the norm by July 15, 2009, — The Guardian reports.

The forced changes have outraged many regular visitors to the site — and angry YouTubers have left tens of thousands of comments so far on Glick's blog post. There were more than 57,000 comments — ranging from simple protests and requests to keep the old design, to obscenity-laden insults and requests for users to sign online petitions.

In an announcement made on YouTube's blog earlier this week, the company said it plans to roll out new user pages that alter certain aspects of a profile, and let users customise the look of their space on the site.

“The purpose is really to make the channel your home on YouTube,” said YouTube product manager Brian Glick.