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Re:YouTube Will ‘Frustrate’ Some Users with Ads So They Pay ... by askvictor on Thursday March 22, 2018 @04:24AM (#16646803)
What other revenue sources does Youtube have other than ads and Red subscription?
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Re:YouTube Will ‘Frustrate’ Some Users with Ads So They Pay ... by SimbaOnSteroids on Thursday March 22, 2018 @08:27AM (#16647983)
I would assume there is a fair amount of data collection that goes on with YouTube as well.
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Re:YouTube Will ‘Frustrate’ Some Users with Ads So They Pay ... by askvictor on Thursday March 22, 2018 @08:23PM (#16653999)
How does this contribute to revenue for youtube though? Certainly they will be using it to drive increase ad revenue, but the data collection of itself does not pay the bills.
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