Re:NewPipe – The lightweight YouTube experience for Android
by gsich on Saturday November 04, 2023 @10:14PM
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At least for Youtube the 2nd statement is true. You can see it in videos with the spike after an ad segment.
Re:NewPipe – The lightweight YouTube experience for Android
by autoexec on Saturday November 04, 2023 @11:02PM
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> In either case, the creator has no costs for you watching, and youtube has lower costs if you skip the sponsored segment.
I'm pretty sure the youtuber gets money from google for views even if you don't view their sponsored content section (if someone knows better please let me know) and Google makes money by collecting data on what you watch, how often, when, using what device, from what IP address, etc.
1. The computer doesn't know whether you skipped the ad, and won't feel bad when you do.
2. The computer does track whether you watch the ad segment, and that information makes it back to the advertiser. Personally, I wouldn't support "creators" spying on me on this way.