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Re:How TikTok Broke the Ad Business by hgsgm on Tuesday March 21, 2023 @02:28PM (#35250382)
YouTube wasn't profitable when it broke the model of incumbents.
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Re:How TikTok Broke the Ad Business by creato on Tuesday March 21, 2023 @02:32PM (#35250430)
It was an actuality different model from the incumbents at the time. TikTok is the same thing as YouTube, just with different tuning for profitability.
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Re:How TikTok Broke the Ad Business by sharemywin on Tuesday March 21, 2023 @02:37PM (#35250521)
Even Youtube can't monetize shorts very well.
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