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In addition to those technical options, they have been substantially reducing revenue to producers and their algorithms have been shifting popular videos out of
by chillingeffect 8y ago
In addition to those technical options, they have been substantially reducing revenue to producers and their algorithms have been shifting popular videos out of visible areas. Often popular producers will see sudden losses in their incomes.
Videos are not enough to sustain, they're like apps; a part of a larger revenue model. This disincentivizes smaller, interesting producers and pushes the platform to be more like network television was, with handfuls of large, conventionally attractive people.
I don't find it terrible at all now, but i hope it doesn't keep going in this direction. It's currently a wonderful resource for people who want to do all kinds of things from home and garden improvements, to cooking, improve mental and physical health, etc. Far closer to the utopian dreams of early internet enthusiasts than most other sites.
- tracker1 8y agoI find it almost impossibly difficult to find older videos now.
- buckminster 8y agoThey've also removed the video title from the web page title. It just says YouTube. This makes browser history useless.