YouTube has been spotted testing server-side ads, which could pose a problem to ad blockers.

  • Sippy Cup@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    I mean, if you’re not paying for it, and they can’t advertise to you, what do they need you for?

    • FiveMacs@lemmy.ca
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      11 months ago

      To keep claiming they have x billion accounts…

      There’s a big reason why these companies don’t remove the bots and willingly allow them to do whatever. It boosts their numbers to inflate their actual worth.

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      11 months ago

      at least on my part, what they get from channel memberships (a whopping 30%) I’m sure exceeds the amount in ad revenue they lose from me

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      11 months ago

      I did pay for it but they massively increased the price while the recommendation algorithm was deliberately made worse and they wouldn’t stop pushing short format videos.

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      11 months ago

      Youtube is google No 1 source of machine learning content. Fuckloads of video, audio and subtitle data they can use to feed and train their systems. Youtube itself doesnt need to make profit, thats just a bonus for them.

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        11 months ago

        YouTube advertising is more than 10% of Google services total profits.

        That’s not a bonus, that’s a dependant revenue stream.

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          11 months ago

          Yeah no, that is revenue. Youtube is 10% of total Google/Alphabet revenue. That doesnt necessarily equate to 10% of profits.