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Re:YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers by daveoc64 on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @10:30PM (#35896602)
YouTube Premium pays content creators based on the amount of time that Premium subscribers watch their content.

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

From what I've seen creators say, they get more revenue from a Premium user than they would have if the user had just watched some ads.

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Re:YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers by brewdad on Thursday May 11, 2023 @12:30AM (#35897516)
I’m curious about the potential for adverse effects. Let’s say I pay YT $12/mo and Google keeps $3 for their costs. If I watch 1 video that month does that creator get $9? Does the creator get 5c per view from me regardless and some subscribers subsidize others?

I wish there was more transparency around what my money is actually buying.

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