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SuiXi3D@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

So, rather than having some revenue coming in from YouTube, they’d rather force everyone to use their own website? Do they not understand that not everyone watches YouTube on a computer? Some exclusively use the YouTube app on their phones, TVs, or game consoles.

I dunno. It’s not as if it costs them anything to host the videos on YouTube. Seems odd to completely cut off a revenue source like that.

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Zorque@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
They have apps for phone, TV, and game consoles, though.

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- SuiXi3D@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  And, as far as I’ve always known, those apps are awful. I haven’t checked in awhile though.
  
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  - Zorque@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    YouTube ain't much better, even if you pay for it.
    
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FaceDeer@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Maybe they figure they'll get more revenue per-view through their website, and by removing their videos from YouTube they'll drive enough new viewers there to make up for the loss.

Let's see how that works, I guess.

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