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Re:YouTube is going to stop you from using ad blockers by jbverschoor on Monday May 15, 2023 @06:34PM (#35955427)
Does anybody know what currently the most expensive part about YouTube is?

Storage

Bandwidth

Processing/encoding

Re:YouTube is going to stop you from using ad blockers by pfffr on Monday May 15, 2023 @09:09PM (#35956635)
Surely not labor
Re:YouTube is going to stop you from using ad blockers by galleywest200 on Monday May 15, 2023 @09:28PM (#35956767)
Linus Tech Tips had a good video about six months ago where they dived into the sheer amount of storage YouTube needs since they now allow 4k uploads, and the costs associated with this.

Is it the most? Not sure, but it is certainly a large number.

Re:YouTube is going to stop you from using ad blockers by freediverx on Tuesday May 16, 2023 @09:41AM (#35961755)
Shareholder greed