Re:YouTube Stars Are Pushing a Shady Gambling Site
by jhart99 on Friday January 04, 2019 @10:06AM
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I think he is referring to these sorts of videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5aPc2wlLiA which are "slice of life" videos taken to their extreme. For an example, here is a slice of life one that isn't so extreme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhkE3e7lT_g
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Re:YouTube Stars Are Pushing a Shady Gambling Site
by PopeDotNinja on Friday January 04, 2019 @10:52AM
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Could bootstrapping one or more YouTube channels starring trafficking victims be profitable enough to attract organized crime? Could someone who knows a bit about YouTube channel growth & revenue streams crunch some numbers to post here?
I assume that "bikini girl" prepended to any video title attract more views than videos of me. "old, chubby bald dude fishing in real life" doesn't seem like a great clickbait title. If there's enough money to be made in "slice of life" videos, I guess it could attract the attention of human traffickers.
Re:YouTube Stars Are Pushing a Shady Gambling Site
by markdown on Friday January 04, 2019 @05:50PM
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> For an example, here is a slice of life one that isn't so extreme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhkE3e7lT_g
That was beautiful, and nothing at all like the sexual ones we're discussing.