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Looking at their YouTube, their recent videos don't have exactly low view count, but also not as high as I would expect, given how costly they must be https://
by shp0ngle 3y ago
Looking at their YouTube, their recent videos don't have exactly low view count, but also not as high as I would expect, given how costly they must be
https://youtube.com/@VICE https://youtube.com/@VICE
I guess they were really a product of a different time.
- egeozcan 3y agoTheir youtube really needs to be archived. It'd be a shame if they deleted all that content.
- brokencode 3y agoWhy would they even archive it? They don’t have to pay for hosting on YouTube, so those videos at this point are a cost free revenue stream.
- Reubachi 3y agoBecause youtube DOES charge them via adsense, and TOS can change at any moment. Eventually, that TOS can change and they can delist old content, reneg on ad terms, force new editing/censoring on old videos etc. All within their right as platform holder. Sort of like saying "I haven't been in an accident. Why would I need insurance?"
- robin_reala 3y agoThey’re not stopping producing content, they’re shuttering their own website. I imagine high YouTube viewing figures is exactly the sort of thing that plays into this decision.