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Re:Chrome extension manifest v3 proposal: comment from uBloc... by warp on Thursday May 30, 2019 @09:39AM (#20050987)
"The Majority", so I guess at least 50% :)

> Currently, new revenue from YouTube Premium membership fees is distributed to video creators based on how much members watch your content. As with our advertising business, the majority of the revenue will go to creators.

From: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/6306276?hl=en

EDIT: found this: https://www.reddit.com/r/PartneredYoutube/comments/9mj13u/sh...

According to them, a view from a Youtube Premium user nets them 36x more money than a view from an Ad viewing user.

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Re:Chrome extension manifest v3 proposal: comment from uBloc... by sametmax on Thursday May 30, 2019 @02:00PM (#20054121)
> According to them, a view from a Youtube Premium user nets them 36x more money than a view from an Ad viewing user.

So we are overpriced 36 times for the privilege of not viewing ads ?

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Re:Chrome extension manifest v3 proposal: comment from uBloc... by tracker1 on Thursday May 30, 2019 @02:16PM (#20054280)
Wonder how it works with "demonetized" content... If I'm paying, I'd still like the creator to be paid for what I watch.
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Re:Chrome extension manifest v3 proposal: comment from uBloc... by teddyfrozevelt on Friday May 31, 2019 @06:30AM (#20059673)
Demonetized videos still get YouTube Premium revenue.
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