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It's important to know stats like this dislike counts, because youtube is such a large and public platform that it borderline a public utility. from the articl
by chii 3y ago
It's important to know stats like this dislike counts, because youtube is such a large and public platform that it borderline a public utility.
from the article:
> It’s possible that YouTube will object to the existence of this resource or the methods we used to create it. Counterpoint: I believe that high level data like this should be published regularly for all large user-generated media platforms. These platforms are some of the most important parts of our digital public sphere, and we need far more information about what’s on them, who creates this content and who it reaches.
The gov't ought to make it regulation to force platforms to expose stats like these, so that it can be collected by the statistics bureaus.
- tap-snap-or-nap 3y ago> youtube is such a large and public platform that it borderline a public utility. So has been the big banks, large corporations, land but they all feed off each other and the government. What we want as a community is usually quite different to what they decide to do.
- otteromkram 3y agoI disagree. Nobody is stopping users from selecting one of the many YouTube competitors out there (eg - Twitch, Facebook, Vimeo) to host their content. We could also argue that savvy marketers/influencers use multiple hosting platforms. YouTube's data is critical for YouTube and Google, which is basically an elaborate marketing company. Governments should only enforce oversight on matters such as user rights and privacy, anticompetitive practices, content subject matter, etc.
- trogdor 3y agoVimeo is not a viable alternative for creators who are trying to make monetize their content. With very limited exception, Vimeo imposes a 2TB/month bandwidth limit [0] on all accounts. If you exceed that limit and don’t agree to pay for your excess usage, Vimeo will shut you down. [0] https://help.vimeo.com/hc/en-us/articles/12426275404305-Bandwidth-on-Vimeo- https://help.vimeo.com/hc/en-us/articles/12426275404305-Band...