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As cliche as it sounds, YouTube creators are not the customer, the advertisers are.
by JohnWhigham 5y ago
As cliche as it sounds, YouTube creators are not the customer, the advertisers are.
- junon 5y agoIf you accept money from people (such as the OP, who is a Youtube Music subscriber, a paid service), they are 100% your customer.
- AshleyGrant 5y agoI've been paying for YouTube Premium for years. I pay for YouTube TV. I pay for Google Photos. I pay for Google Apps for Business. In all, I pay Google north of $1,000 every year. Whether Google likes it or not, I AM their customer.
- golemotron 5y agoIf you don't like them, it's time to look for a comparable competitor. If there aren't any then this is an object lesson on why there are pending anti-trust suits.
- junon 5y ago> If there aren't any then this is an object lesson on why there are pending anti-trust suits I don't think anyone here is arguing with that - it's a pretty widely accepted fact that Youtube has a hegemony (see: near-monopoly) in the space.