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Incorrect. It's free because Google pays for it by: - tracking users both on YouTube and outside of it - then using the collected data to sell more targeted a
by hysan 11y ago
Incorrect. It's free because Google pays for it by:
- tracking users both on YouTube and outside of it
- then using the collected data to sell more targeted ads
If it were just ads, then far fewer people would care about watching them (at least in the HN demographic). So if you are going to use this argument, please use it correctly.
- meritt 11y agoMy comment is actually quite correct. The reality is YouTube generates revenue in numerous ways and only one of which I pointed out as it pertained to the discussion at hand.
- hysan 11y ago> If you aren't watching ads, then you're effectively not paying for the content. What if the user doesn't watch ads but allows Google to track them outside of YouTube, and then Google uses that data to sell higher priced ads elsewhere? Ads you may allow because not all websites are obnoxious about how they serve ads. That is another way you are paying for YouTube content. It's disingenuous [via your original statement] to state that not watching YouTube ads means you aren't paying for the content. Users are already paying for the content in a lot of other ways that aren't immediately transparent. Hence why I said you're incorrect. You are leaving out information to support your stance and make the issue black and white when in reality, it isn't so simple.