Comment on Any idea what Google are doing? Is this because I dont use Chrome (use Firefox)? I've no adblockers.

dependencyInjection@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• LemmysMum@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  How dare you complain about their aggressive monetization practices, won’t you think of the record corporate profits.

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  • SitD@feddit.de ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    🤤

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• Shadow@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I thought YouTube posters could choose if their video is monetized. Isn’t this kinda on the person who posted it?

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  • chris@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    That setting is now only available to accounts that meet certain criteria (subscribers, views, whatever), or so I’ve heard. Depending on the videos you frequent, they may or may not meet those criteria.

    And yes, this means that if you’re a small channel Google can force you to show ads without giving you any of the revenue.

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    • Shadow@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      If true, that’s kinda fucked.

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  • dependencyInjection@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I guess so as I have found others with no ads.

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    • elbarto777@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Download the mp3 of the video. No more ads.

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      • dependencyInjection@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Good point.

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  • Nihilore@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You need a certain amount of watch time over the previous year. I have 2k subs and can’t even get half of the required watch time, my videos show ads I cannot turn off

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  • Squizzy@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    YouTube will prioritize monetized vids

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• wiiretrogamer2003@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  download some calming music or buy a fucking CD for god’s sake

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  • dependencyInjection@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Then I’d have to buy a fucking cd player and also listen to the same damn thing every evening.

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    • Barack_Embalmer@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      LOL I remember when there was no better alternative to buying shitloads of CDs. In some ways I miss the relationship I had with music back then. My sister beat the shit out of me one time for sneaking in her room to copy a bunch of her CDs. Made a big song and dance about the ethics of music piracy!

      In that scenario though, your best bet would be to buy more than one CD, rip them to a computer with a USB optical drive, and make yourself playlists that are 8 hours long. I certainly would never advocate downloading music with filesharing software like soulseek.

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      • pirat@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I certainly would never advocate downloading music with filesharing software like soulseek.

        Neither would I. The selection of high quality music is unbearable - you can find just about anything, even rarities, in good qualities, which is quite scary if you have heard nothing but heavily compressed mp3-files until now.

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      • dependencyInjection@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I too miss the days of CDs.

        There was even a time when Music Zone (store in the UK) would let you return cds. Well it was free reign to buy them, copy them and then return the original.

        I recall having a printer that could print the album art on them.

        Or even recording from the radio on to tape or mini disc. And even Smash Hits for lyrics.

        You’re right, relationships with music were different than they are now.

        I can’t lie though some things are better now. Take Apple Classical for instance. I can listen to the music entire collection of classical music by opening an app. It’s amazing.

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