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Re:Make Firefox Private Again by hypeatei on Thursday August 22, 2024 @01:09PM (#41322293)
> Most of the channels I watch insert ads directly

Those are third party sponsorships done by channel owners, not ads inserted by YT.

> That still means the ads are paying for YouTube to host the videos

Your assertion was related to the channels themselves existing, not YT as a platform. I can agree that the platform probably wouldn't exist without some sort of funding source but that doesn't necessarily need to come from ads.

Re:Make Firefox Private Again by nox101 on Friday August 23, 2024 @05:44PM (#41333380)
> Those are third party sponsorships done by channel owners, not ads inserted by YT.

That supports my point. Ads are paying for the content.