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Ugh. Any reason that they couldn't add a basic text link, below the video, with "Open In YouTube" as the text?
by ChrisMarshallNY 2y ago
Ugh.
Any reason that they couldn't add a basic text link, below the video, with "Open In YouTube" as the text?
- feraloink 2y agoYes, my thought too, especially since the basic embed allows you to click on the YouTube logo to be able to view the video on the YouTube website. Unless YouTube is deliberately not allowing high traffic publishing "partners" (?) like the Verge and Vox to get the benefit of their preferred advertising?!
- mongol 2y agoOf course they can. So can every other site that is affected. But seems not optimal.
- rcarmo 2y agoVisual clutter, for starters. And having to then consider the usability implications of having a separate link, how to lay it out across devices, etc. Just having the embed do that saves _a lot_ of hassle in a CMS.