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I think it's mostly a good thing but it's Google so there must be an angle. Am I too jaded?

by beebeepka 5y ago

mjfl 5y ago
caching efficiency probably.
- axiosgunnar 5y ago
  Or making private videos a paid feature?
  - CamperBob2 5y ago
    Weird thing to downvote. I'd like to be able to pay to ensure that no ads are placed on my own B2B videos, myself.
mankyd 5y ago
> Am I too jaded? Yes. Edit: they give the reason explicitly https://support.google.com/youtube/thread/114633828/changes-to-unlisted-videos-uploaded-before-2017?hl=en https://support.google.com/youtube/thread/114633828/changes-... > Why? In 2017, we rolled out a security update to the system that generates new Unlisted video links. This update included security enhancements that make the links for your Unlisted videos even harder for someone to discover if you haven’t shared the link with them. We’re now making changes to older Unlisted videos that were uploaded before this update took place.
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fortenforge 5y ago
yes
DevKoala 5y ago
Can they monetize the content that is being hidden? If not, perhaps that’s the answer.
coliveira 5y ago
Reducing costs in storage/caching.
- echelon 5y ago
  I don't think so. With respect to storage, there's a provision to delete old videos in the EULA at any time Google chooses. Eventually Google will pull the trigger. Caching, I'm not so sure, but I'd be surprised if hiding old unlisted videos freed up enough of it to matter. New videos probably dominate cache storage.
hellbannedguy 5y ago
I think it might be legal. When Google bought Youtube Videos, I followed their directions on the new password, etc. Something went wrong, and I couldn't delete, or edit my own videos. They weren't that embarassening, but I used youtube originally as kind of a diary, or todo list. I tried for awhile to get them off, but failed, and just gave up. I did reach a human in advertising one day, and she told me, "Those issues are not what they hired he fooor. Try the help boards?". (She brought back memories of certian new college grads, and I realized how difficult it is to talk to a human at Google.) Anyway--the vids are still up their years later, with people telling me how lousy they are. I just commented on my own videos. Telling people at one time, some uploaders just posted without thinking about clicks.

I think it's mostly a good thing but it's Google so there must be an angle. Am I too jaded?

mjfl 5y ago

caching efficiency probably.

axiosgunnar 5y ago
Or making private videos a paid feature?
- CamperBob2 5y ago
  Weird thing to downvote. I'd like to be able to pay to ensure that no ads are placed on my own B2B videos, myself.

mankyd 5y ago

> Am I too jaded? Yes. Edit: they give the reason explicitly https://support.google.com/youtube/thread/114633828/changes-to-unlisted-videos-uploaded-before-2017?hl=en https://support.google.com/youtube/thread/114633828/changes-... > Why? In 2017, we rolled out a security update to the system that generates new Unlisted video links. This update included security enhancements that make the links for your Unlisted videos even harder for someone to discover if you haven’t shared the link with them. We’re now making changes to older Unlisted videos that were uploaded before this update took place.

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fortenforge 5y ago

yes

DevKoala 5y ago

Can they monetize the content that is being hidden? If not, perhaps that’s the answer.

coliveira 5y ago

Reducing costs in storage/caching.

echelon 5y ago
I don't think so. With respect to storage, there's a provision to delete old videos in the EULA at any time Google chooses. Eventually Google will pull the trigger. Caching, I'm not so sure, but I'd be surprised if hiding old unlisted videos freed up enough of it to matter. New videos probably dominate cache storage.

hellbannedguy 5y ago

I think it might be legal. When Google bought Youtube Videos, I followed their directions on the new password, etc. Something went wrong, and I couldn't delete, or edit my own videos. They weren't that embarassening, but I used youtube originally as kind of a diary, or todo list. I tried for awhile to get them off, but failed, and just gave up. I did reach a human in advertising one day, and she told me, "Those issues are not what they hired he fooor. Try the help boards?". (She brought back memories of certian new college grads, and I realized how difficult it is to talk to a human at Google.) Anyway--the vids are still up their years later, with people telling me how lousy they are. I just commented on my own videos. Telling people at one time, some uploaders just posted without thinking about clicks.