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Re:YouTube addresses lower view counts which seem to be caus... by SoftTalker on Wednesday September 17, 2025 @11:49AM (#45277292)
They certainly are counting views on the backend also, and I'm sure they know exactly what the cause of the discrepancy (or "drop" as they term it) is.
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Re:YouTube addresses lower view counts which seem to be caus... by giancarlostoro on Wednesday September 17, 2025 @12:16PM (#45277753)
They probably use a combination of the API and raw server requests due to how easy it would be otherwise to spoof viewership for ad revenue fraud. Would not surprise me anyway.
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