Comment on Google says adblockers caused YouTube views count to drop - this is what adblockers told us really happened

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A_norny_mousse@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

So you’re saying Google packaged the viewcount that’s relevant to monetization into a 3rd party js data request instead of just counting the actual video’s views, and so manages to play content creators against privacy-conscious users?

Worthy of a Roman Emperor, that.

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