YouTube will now show ads on all videos even if creators don’t want them

Re:YouTube will now show ads on all videos even if creators ... by ApolloFortyNine on Thursday November 19, 2020 @04:15PM (#25154436)

>This isn't about covering expenses that they couldn't afford otherwise. This is about making enormously rich people even richer.

So you truly believe people should be entitled to free video hosting?

It literally costs money to host content. If you make the platform no money, Youtube has no obligation to keep you around. Just because I pay for my groceries doesn't mean you get yours for free. Just because one person is paying doesn't mean an equal numbers of others don't have to.

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Re:YouTube will now show ads on all videos even if creators ... by lmm on Thursday November 19, 2020 @09:44PM (#25156882)

YouTube made it big encouraging that wide range of creators to come to their platform, then once they've established their monopoly they turn around and kick off the ones that are inconvenient for them. That feels immoral.

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Re:YouTube will now show ads on all videos even if creators ... by Lambdanaut on Thursday November 19, 2020 @04:40PM (#25154723)

I simply stated that this isn't about covering necessary expenses that wouldn't have been able to be covered otherwise, which is how you initially framed it.

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