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Re:YouTube is testing a more aggressive approach against ad ... by Draiken on Friday June 30, 2023 @02:45PM (#36540157)
Not to mention you basically can't skip the in-video sponsors that content creators need to survive. I pay for premium and watch it on the TV (no SponsoBlock there), so it's getting to a point where I'm holding the fucking remote/phone to skip ads on every freaking video.

I absolutely hate this.

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Re:YouTube is testing a more aggressive approach against ad ... by meepmorp on Friday June 30, 2023 @04:46PM (#36542033)
Do the creators need sponsorships to survive? I have no idea about how YouTuber revenue works.
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Re:YouTube is testing a more aggressive approach against ad ... by Draiken on Friday July 07, 2023 @11:48AM (#36633527)
Yes. It's in line with the social media industry: the top ~0.1% gets ridiculous amounts of money from sponsors and ads, while everyone else can barely scrape by.
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