Comment on Youtube is allowing Youtubers to advertise their merch even for premium users

• echo64@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  let’s say you go to a movie theatre, they sell food in the concessions on the way in. is that an ad? or are they just selling shit and also you’re gonna go watch a movie. maybe you want popcorn. maybe you want a mug.

  if they were to play an ad roll for all the merch before the video, sure, that’s an ad. but that’s not happening, op just went to a users youtube page and saw that there is a section for the users merch.

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  • gmtom@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    If they have signs up advertising the food in the theatre, then yes, of course that’s an ad.

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    • echo64@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I’ll restate what I said because you didn’t quite go for it I didn’t say they put up advertising the food, I said they sell food.

      let’s say you go to a movie theatre, they sell food in the concessions on the way in. is that an ad? or are they just selling shit and also you’re gonna go watch a movie. maybe you want popcorn. maybe you want a mug.

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      • gmtom@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        If they are selling it, but not advertising it, then ni it’s not an ad.

        But if they are advertising the food in cinema, like how youtube is advertising this merch, then that is an ad.

        It’s not complicated.

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