Comment on Youtube is allowing Youtubers to advertise their merch even for premium users
echo64@lemmy.world 10 months agolet’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.
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.
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.
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.
echo64@lemmy.world 10 months ago
So the sign above the food telling you that there is popcorn here is an ad for you? If you see anything that indicates you can buy something that’s an ad for you? Wild. That’s not the case for the rest of us but okay.