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Re:Vice website is shutting down by gjsman-1000 on Thursday February 22, 2024 @09:40PM (#39476322)
YouTube payouts have hit rock bottom lately - which has, notably, been part of the reason for so many creator retirements.

Ironic, considering the ad blocker ban was supposed to fix this.

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Re:Vice website is shutting down by majani on Friday February 23, 2024 @04:59AM (#39478833)
Once YouTube started monetizing videos that weren't in the partner program it was always going to be downhill from there. The supply of ad-eligible videos probably doubled overnight
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