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Re:YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers by judge2020 on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @10:44PM (#35896688)
Premium views pay out a lot more according to LinusTechTips [0,1], and early on it was paying out based on watch time, so hugely disproportionate payouts happened[2].

0: https://linustechtips.com/topic/928915-does-ltt-actually-mak...

1: https://twitter.com/LinusTech/status/1486935690315112455?s=2...

2: https://youtu.be/Rh5hL47z2us?t=434

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