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Re:We Are Trying Out PeerTube by tehwebguy on Saturday May 09, 2020 @12:36PM (#23126142)
YouTubers are beholden to YouTube, YouTube is beholden to advertisers.

When advertisers realized that a stupid percentage of their ad spend was going to four-year-olds watching six hours of unlicensed Disney characters in kinky scenarios it was the perfect storm for change.

Keeping perceived ad value up to advertisers is why creators even have the opp to monetize at the rate they do, so it’s really give and take.

Re:We Are Trying Out PeerTube by detaro on Saturday May 09, 2020 @12:56PM (#23126310)
Trouble with the FTC is much more responsible for this than advertisers.
Re:We Are Trying Out PeerTube by ajayyy on Saturday May 09, 2020 @05:43PM (#23128542)
Advertisers love to advertise to kids. This is in no way what the advertisers want.