3 ms·Free in the most obvious sense, but they still profit off of you.by wallace_f 9y agoFree in the most obvious sense, but they still profit off of you.jldugger 9y agoWhen I checked a few years ago, Youtube was still not actually profitable. There's a reason it's owned by the company that spins off so much free cash it doesn't know what to do with it all, I guess.wallace_f 9y agoGoogle's parent company, Alphabet is hugely profitable.