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> YouTube views seem to have fallen off a cliff recently So they started discounting AI data collection bots?
by benob 1y ago
> YouTube views seem to have fallen off a cliff recently
So they started discounting AI data collection bots?
- SchemaLoad 1y agoYoutube pretty aggressively blocks automated usage now. If you connect via a VPN it won't show any videos until you log in. Considering that ad income and real engagement seems unchanged, it possibly is just that they started blocking bots better. Something you wouldn't strictly expect a public announcement over.
- chii 1y agoI also find that they block incognito mode a lot too - esp. on android when you use a hacked client like revanced (less so in the browser, but i use firefox and have seen incognito mode causing youtube to block you from viewing without logging in).