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Re:YouTube says it will crack down on bizarre videos targeti... by pjc50 on Friday November 10, 2017 @10:24AM (#15670436)
Creators aren't paying google. Creators are the product.
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Re:YouTube says it will crack down on bizarre videos targeti... by falcolas on Friday November 10, 2017 @10:37AM (#15670512)
No, creators are the bait that bring the real product (our eyeballs) to the site in the first place. Those eyeballs; those are the real product being sold.
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Re:YouTube says it will crack down on bizarre videos targeti... by EADGBE on Friday November 10, 2017 @10:43AM (#15670565)
I was going to say something just like this, only more wordy and less to-the-point. This is perfect.
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Re:YouTube says it will crack down on bizarre videos targeti... by izacus on Saturday November 11, 2017 @07:26AM (#15676069)
Without creators Google doesn't earn money.
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Re:YouTube says it will crack down on bizarre videos targeti... by cfarre on Saturday November 11, 2017 @07:34AM (#15676085)
Agree!
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