What a moronic move. I almost never post comments but I watch plenty of content.
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orclev@lemmy.world 1 month agoIt seems like YouTube is doing something where they don’t consider views to be actual “views” anymore. I saw one creator reporting that you only get credit as a view if you also leave a comment on the video because I guess Google thinks this will somehow hamper bots? Sounds like a bunch of bullshit no matter how you look at it. Personally I think Google is just trying to avoid paying creators so they’re only crediting them for a fraction of the views they get, but you just know they’re charging those advertisers for every single view whether they’re paying the creators or not.
QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 1 month ago
lepinkainen@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Commenting on YouTube videos is just shouting into the void
orclev@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Same, but it depends on the goal. If the goal is to have an excuse not to pay creators while still cashing paychecks from advertisers it seems like a pretty smart move. A dick move certainly, but seems to be working exactly as intended.
QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 1 month ago
This I believe.
mesamunefire@piefed.social 1 month ago
You might be right.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 month ago
youtube seems to be pushing alot more AI than normal lately as well.
beejjorgensen@lemmy.sdf.org 1 month ago
Way back in the day I was making $500 a month with AdSense ads on my sites. And then one month I started making $250 a month. I hadn’t changed anything. It’s a risky thing to rely on.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 month ago
most influencers cant rely ads from yt anymore, so they switch to brand deals, promotions, thats where they get thier money from. and sometimes patreon.