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Re:Eric Schmidt Steps Down from Alphabet’s Board of Directors by manigandham on Tuesday April 30, 2019 @07:54PM (#19793212)
>> native Youtube donation/subscription/tipping service

This exists, already competes with Twitch, and is part of an even bigger portfolio of media services from Google. You're arguing for Google to do something they have been doing for years.

https://www.youtube.com/premium

https://support.google.com/youtubegaming/answer/6304294

https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/7277005

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Re:Eric Schmidt Steps Down from Alphabet’s Board of Directors by trophycase on Tuesday April 30, 2019 @09:56PM (#19793868)
Well I use YT nearly every day and didn't know you could become a member of a channel or what the benefits are. Guess it is just poorly marketed. My bad!
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Re:Eric Schmidt Steps Down from Alphabet’s Board of Directors by thekyle on Tuesday April 30, 2019 @11:49PM (#19794384)
Its up to individual channel owners to enable it. If you don't know about it, that's probably because nobody you watch uses it.
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