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you can't force them to provide a free service to you.

• eitland 7y ago
  Not for now. My idea here is that we need to formalize this relationship and regulate it. YouTubers aren't Google employees but they are still extremely valuable to Google only in a very one sided relationship.
  • username90 7y ago
    Youtube was net negative for a long time, it is a model which is very hard to get profitable. If they were forced to spend more likely they would just shut down the service or force you to pay fees.
    • eitland 7y ago
      Very good point. But still, even if some other business lost money for years that doesn't give them a do-whatever-you-want card. I think a lot could be done automatically to avoid a number of the dumbest automated account removals that we see here. That should limit the workload quite a lot.
    • dredmorbius 7y ago
      If a service cannot be offered both responsibly and profitably, perhaps it shouldn't be allowed to exist?