I just now seen what you were talking about-wow! No mention before the trip that they were going somewhere. The big one for me-they don't even say when they will once again be uploading vlogs again. IMO they will find this to be BIG mistake-they don't have a whole lot of views on their vlogs with them on a set upload schedule!
One thing E and J have said is they would just do more brand deals with the changes. Well, I just read an article from the FTC that there are going to be really cracking down on influencers and advertisements. It has to be clearly stated that it is an ad and not just by hashtagging the vlog. You must have used the product you are advertising. Jared's eye procedure was a sponsored deal and they never mentioned it. Kevin said it was so it's not just speculation.