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how is demonetization not an antitrust issue? They control the ad market, why should they also decide whether their advertisers can reach certain publishers? Sh
by buboard 7y ago
how is demonetization not an antitrust issue? They control the ad market, why should they also decide whether their advertisers can reach certain publishers? Shouldn't they be a neutral ad exchange platform, given that they have absolute control in the ad markets? What's the justification behind demonetization other than starving websites to death?
- root_axis 7y agoDemonetization is in service of advertiser prerogatives. YouTube would monetize every video if they could because it would make them a lot of money, they don't do so because advertisers do not want to advertise on controversial videos. YouTube loses a ton of money when they have to stream HD video to millions of viewers for free. Additionally, advertisers are not prohibited from working directly with publishers and this is actually pretty common.
- buboard 7y ago> because advertisers do not want to advertise on controversial videos all of them? proof?