Comment on YouTube says goodbye to decade-old video player UI, but users hate the new design

• 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  And while that’s possible for now, it won’t be for much longer, based on the A/B testing yt has been doing. We’re giving them too much power and relying on tools to bypass the stuff we don’t like, but those tools have their days numbered, regrettably.

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  • KelvarIW@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Using the tools is fine IMO because the moment those tools stop working, people will move their time to Twitch/Instagram/Bluesky/TikTok/etc. 60-120 second ads will push away all, except for iPad toddlers.

    Makes me wonder if Google knows this, and is deliberately adding these ridiculous ads, but not patching those tools, so they can keep their user metrics up while pushing the uninformed/indifferent into YouTube Premium subscriptions…

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  • Soggy@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The day I can’t avoid advertisements is the day I drop the service. You want my money? Provide a product that isn’t trying to wring me and my data dry.

    Video is expensive to host, I get that. I’d happily give a few bucks a month (which is way more than my ad views would be worth) but their asking price is laughable.

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