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> 2008 specifically Perhaps the parent comment is talking about pre-Google and you are talking about post-Google? I don’t know if the parent’s claim is correct
by mahogany 3y ago
> 2008 specifically
Perhaps the parent comment is talking about pre-Google and you are talking about post-Google? I don’t know if the parent’s claim is correct about a bait and switch, but I can confirm that pre-Google YouTube did not have (video) ads and felt very much like a place for small independent creators.
And from my memory, widespread ads on every video did not come into existence for many years. Originally they were only on selected monetized videos.