A reddit post from 8 years ago is not going to have up to date information so no, not a valid source, but even in that reddit post many people point out that youtube was breaking even in 2014 not operating at a loss. I did read the reddit post and the sources they provide require subscriptions to access. This will be the last I respond to this though since I can’t see this going anywhere, continuing the conversation would be asinine.
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RealFknNito@lemmy.world 6 months agoFirst of all, the link to Reddit had their own links but hey, fuck trying to find a source. Second, you’re looking for decade old information as if it were brand new, not really how SEO works but hey.
YouTube doesn’t report their expenses. We have to guess. The one time they did revealed they operate at a loss which is why in the fucking Reddit post I showed you, they were discussing said losses. But hey, not an acceptable source. Christ.
Frost752@lemmy.world 6 months ago
baru@lemmy.world 6 months ago
But you said they aren’t making a profit. And you could see their revenue heavily increased in the last few years. So something has to give.