I still make a point that there should be some barriers of entry with humans (moderators?) as gatekeeprers to prevent the spread of this this kind of misinformation, and that would cost more money than what is happening now, it is up to youtube how they choose to recover that cost.
Trying to do some clever AI on videos after the videos are uploaded is trying trying to close the barn doors after the horses are gone.
That too, but my point was mostly that barriers would hinder the business. Even if people could afford to pay, they don't want to, and there will be a place next door where they don't have to. The problem will be solved insofar that the users migrate away, and take the problems with them - and the ad revenue ;)
> and that would cost more money than what is happening now, it is up to youtube how they choose to recover that cost.
Youtube _makes_ money off of this sort of manipulation, they have literally no interest in stopping it. They just want the PR problem to go away.
That sounds like solving shoplifting by making customers pay an entrance fee. The majority of youtube uploaders are not the same 50 celebrities that rule the trending page and make thousands if not tens of thousands of dollars per upload.
I'm amazed that people who's uploads regularly stay below 10 do upload at all, I'd be even more amazed if they started to pay serious money just to upload their daily morning chat. Personally, I tend to care more for what happens beyond the carefully selected trending page. The trending page summons my inner Kaczynski, the rest calms him down. I'd hate to see those people stop.