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YouTube is a monopoly and it's putting ads in its ad-free subscription. They don't get to hide behind "it's not a public good, it's a private company". Especial
by Qwertious 3y ago
YouTube is a monopoly and it's putting ads in its ad-free subscription. They don't get to hide behind "it's not a public good, it's a private company". Especially when they gained their monopoly status by operating at below-cost for years, preventing fair competition from even springing up in the first place.
- LunaSea 3y agoHow would a third-party YouTube frontend qualify as a competitor? They would beat little to none of the video hosting and serving costs. It's basically adding one more middleman, just like most energy companies in Europe.
- kmlx 3y ago> YouTube is a monopoly what? in which country and how? > and it's putting ads in its ad-free subscription i pay for youtube premium. never seen an ad. > Especially when they gained their monopoly status by operating at below-cost for years, preventing fair competition from even springing up in the first place. i fear you are thinking about a different product. youtube is not a monopoly and it's not preventing fair competition as TikTok is even bigger.