• arthurpizza@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    I create content that goes into YouTube. I generate a tiny bit of revenue from that. I have no say into how YouTube treats my viewers. If you watch the ads, awesome, I get some money. If not, I’m just glad you watched the video.

    The majority of content on the platform is made up of channels my size and smaller. Most of us are getting paid pennies.

    But YouTube doesn’t care about us. They want to appease the larger studios.

    • unphazed@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      Maybe its due to my age, but I use YT for tutorials on diy or fixing shit. I get 20s in, then whammo, ad. Just as the guy is focusing in on the area I need to see. I am watching a 5min video and 2min of ads… it is ridiculous.

      • RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world
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        4 months ago

        Don’t forget that if you have to rewind a part to see something the creator blew past that you needed to see and you get another two ads. Fuck that noise.