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> Morally, you are depriving the content creators and Youtube of revenue No, Youtube deprive the content creators. Like all publishers they give back only a fr
by anothernewdude 3y ago
> Morally, you are depriving the content creators and Youtube of revenue
No, Youtube deprive the content creators. Like all publishers they give back only a fraction of what the content is worth by abusing their monopoly.
- adra 3y agoYou know that YouTube is actually one of the few major platforms that are actually not fcking their content creators dry? They have kept their 50/50 split while other platforms have hacked away at percentages to keep more for themselves. At least with YouTube's case, they actually allow effectively anyone to upload mostly unlimited non-infringing content to their platform without the expectation of a single ad view. You may call them stealing from artists by not giving 100% back to their creators, but a notable chunk of the money collected really does go to keep the lights on for the entire product. It isn't just rent seeking. Complain about the splits, sure let's have a conversation. Complain about YouTube stealing money from artists, I'd say you don't have a leg to debate here.