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Re:I was blackmailed – any YouTuber could be next by int_19h on Tuesday May 26, 2020 @10:38PM (#23318831)
My suggestion would be to avoid growing to 1 billion customers, until you have support that is capable of handling that many.
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Re:I was blackmailed – any YouTuber could be next by varjag on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @04:41AM (#23320850)
So I guess YouTube should just shut down?
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Re:I was blackmailed – any YouTuber could be next by chongli on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @06:10AM (#23321284)
They should. Their existence sucks all the oxygen out of the room, preventing lots of smaller competitors from gaining traction.
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Re:I was blackmailed – any YouTuber could be next by movedx on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @07:20PM (#23331384)
> They should.

That's an insane statement. YouTube should shutdown because they're successful?

What, do you think a monopoly is a bad thing? The market place decided YouTube was the better platform and continued to pile on (sure, they had market timing too.)

If you can suggest something better than YouTube do let me know.

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Re:I was blackmailed – any YouTuber could be next by int_19h on Thursday May 28, 2020 @03:10AM (#23334380)
The market could suggest something better than YouTube, if it were actually competitive. Monopolies may briefly be efficient, but they're always evolutionary dead ends, and getting out of one is more costly than any short-term benefits.
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