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Re:YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers by CydeWeys on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @11:26PM (#35896976)
YT premium money does partially go to creators though??
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Re:YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers by amno on Thursday May 11, 2023 @12:30AM (#35897520)
Only to those that have a signed contract with YT, no?
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Re:YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers by CydeWeys on Thursday May 11, 2023 @04:45PM (#35908126)
Isn't that a really low bar though? If you're making any money off YouTube you've signed a contract. YT Premium just lets you make more.
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Re:YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers by Prickle on Thursday May 11, 2023 @05:13AM (#35899702)
To my understanding, the money primarily goes to large creators first. So the smaller creators get a smaller contribution out of my YT Premium.

So, if I really do want to support the creator, other external systems are better.

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Re:YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers by lbwtaylor on Thursday May 11, 2023 @06:19AM (#35900165)
No, YTP money is paid to creators based on time YTP subscribers spend watching their content. So if you watch small channels that's who will benefit from your subscription.
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Re:YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers by CydeWeys on Thursday May 11, 2023 @04:09PM (#35907731)
The money mostly goes to large creators simply because those large creators have way more viewing hours.

The nice thing about YT Premium is that you have a single subscription to manage, and it then helps support a wide number of creators, even ones who you only see a single video of. It'll go to helping way more people in total than you would ever get around to signing up for individual Patreon subscriptions for.

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