Re:YouTube is cracking down on external links in videos
by ncallaway on Saturday September 30, 2017 @12:34AM
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Yea, this is the case with almost every channel I watch. I've found annotations and links to be used responsibly and to usually be helpful.
I can totally see how these features could be abused by some channels, though.
It's also helpful when they use the links as intended, like the video links to its own follow up video at the end.