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> STOP COMPLAINING ABOUT ADS No. I believe you missed/ignored a few facts in your screed: 1. Ads are a malware surface 2. Ads are used to pass misinformatio

by tomrod 3y ago

> STOP COMPLAINING ABOUT ADS No. I believe you missed/ignored a few facts in your screed: 1. Ads are a malware surface 2. Ads are used to pass misinformation and other harmful content Google is failing to perform its due diligence as an ad platform for both sides of the ad two-sided market. Ergo, my browser connection will continue to use its condoms. -- Further, Google paid for little to any content creation that is loaded to YouTube. $14 subscription for hosting the median watcher's content is extreme. Charge the content creators for hosting as they are the beneficiaries with in-video subscription advertisements.

shric 3y ago
The in video sponsors are what I would complain about, but as long as Sponsorblock works I'm happy. Been paying for YouTube premium since before it was called that.
charcircuit 3y ago
>1. Ads are a malware surface Youtube ads, Which is what we are talking about, are not. >2. Ads are used to pass misinformation and other harmful content This is a small percentage of ads.
- shric 3y ago
  Also, YouTube itself is used to pass misinformation and harmful content (also in a small percentage of videos). It's up to the viewer to decide how to act on it.
WirelessGigabit 3y ago
The misinformation is insane. Diet advertisements of don't eat this, etc are disgusting. It follows the same pattern of those Google searches that pop up like 'what are some of the benefits of xyz' written by someone with 0 scientific knowledge, on a page with 0 references to studies. It is merely there as filler content to lure people to the website.
LargeTomato 3y ago
"Google is not providing the service how I'd like. Therefore they are wrong." How do you even expect someone to argue with you?
jsnell 3y ago
> Further, Google paid for little to any content creation that is loaded to YouTube. That's not true. They've paid tens of billions of dollars to content creators. Just back of the envelope calculation YouTube probably pays out more for content per year than Netflix.

by tomrod 3y ago

shric 3y ago

The in video sponsors are what I would complain about, but as long as Sponsorblock works I'm happy. Been paying for YouTube premium since before it was called that.

charcircuit 3y ago

>1. Ads are a malware surface Youtube ads, Which is what we are talking about, are not. >2. Ads are used to pass misinformation and other harmful content This is a small percentage of ads.

shric 3y ago
Also, YouTube itself is used to pass misinformation and harmful content (also in a small percentage of videos). It's up to the viewer to decide how to act on it.

WirelessGigabit 3y ago

The misinformation is insane. Diet advertisements of don't eat this, etc are disgusting. It follows the same pattern of those Google searches that pop up like 'what are some of the benefits of xyz' written by someone with 0 scientific knowledge, on a page with 0 references to studies. It is merely there as filler content to lure people to the website.

LargeTomato 3y ago

"Google is not providing the service how I'd like. Therefore they are wrong." How do you even expect someone to argue with you?

jsnell 3y ago

> Further, Google paid for little to any content creation that is loaded to YouTube. That's not true. They've paid tens of billions of dollars to content creators. Just back of the envelope calculation YouTube probably pays out more for content per year than Netflix.