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Why don't they just flip this on the head and let advertisers bid on videos that reach 100k views? Then there are no decisions being made by youtube at all. And
by rhacker 7y ago
Why don't they just flip this on the head and let advertisers bid on videos that reach 100k views? Then there are no decisions being made by youtube at all. And it creates jobs at the agency to monitor and get their ads in front of people. Pre-bidding could happen on any content estimated to reach 100k..
Downvoters please explain - we have tons of threads about homeless and joblessness and how tech is concerned with eliminating jobs instead of creating them.
- arbitrage 7y agothat results in an echo-chamber effect. you'll still get shit content produced to game the numbers.
- Mirioron 7y agoBecause advertisers don't actually want responsibility. They want to show their ads to as many people as effectively as possible. Advertisers go along with controversies to not get demonized by the media and activists for "supporting the evil people" and to score bonus points by doing what the media wants (so that the media talks about them). If you give this responsibility directly to advertisers then the advertisers are responsible for every single misplaced ad. They have no scapegoat if somebody comes knocking and asks why they support Mr Very Evil by giving them money.