• WhoRoger@lemmy.worldOP
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    1 year ago

    Exactly, it’s about creators and content. If enough creators get ticked off, they move, content moves with them and users follow.

    Let’s not overestimate the algorithm too much. Big Tech thinks it’s some godsend technology, but it’s just another buzzword meaning “stream of content”. If you don’t have any special care about what you’re looking at, then you can just scroll r/all or the TikTok front page, algorithm or not. And if you want some particular creators, you go where they go.

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      1 year ago

      but creators won’t move because YT fights adblockers. Creators make money from the ads, so this actually improves YT for them.

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        1 year ago

        Nobody makes money off YT ads, all the creators who do content for money are paid from donations or sponsors. (Ok maybe not those who make just 30 sec clips. I mean people who make useful content.)

        So at most this is meaningless. But it’s not like YT is exactly friendly to creators. There are constant complaints about YT breaking shit, their inconsistent and unclear rules and overall incompetence.

        One of these days YT will also piss off someone important who will move elsewhere with millions of viewers, and starts the flood.

        It’s not just about ads. Everyone knows Google is an extremely toxic company for all the parties except themselves.

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          1 year ago

          Content creators do make money off ads*. Do you mean they make more money from sponsors and donations?

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          If that would really be true than they wouldn’t complain about being demonetized