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[–] dunestorm@lemmy.world 47 points 1 year ago (13 children)

Unpopular Opinion: I don’t like ads as much as anyone, I’d rather YouTube monetises 1440p and 4k content instead of forcing people to watch ads. YouTube is an extremely expensive business to run, so it being free forever is completely unsustainable.

[–] NausetJF@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I doubt that is remotely enough to keep YouTube from being a moneysink for google

[–] ilovesatan@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

It's not a money sink. They are using the data they collect to rake in cash. Don't let the fact the money is made by a different business unit fool you into thinking Google is struggling.

[–] KneeTitts@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It doubt its as big of a money sink as we are being told.. sounds like google PR working overtime there to me

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