• YouTube is intensifying efforts to combat adblockers, including blocking video playback and warning users of potential account suspension.
  • Increased ads on YouTube have driven many users to adblockers, hurting both YouTube’s ad revenue and content creators reliant on ad-based income.
  • Despite these measures, many users are leaving YouTube or finding workarounds, leading creators to seek alternative revenue streams off-platform.
  • stoly@lemmy.worldEnglish
    171·
    4 months ago

    Remember that Google bought YouTube only AFTER it was successful for several years. This was also before Google turned evil.

    • jorp@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      4 months ago

      There are a lot of unprofitable startups that get purchased speculatively based on other factors like their user count. The idea being the buyer thinks they can monetize.

      • stoly@lemmy.worldEnglish
        6·
        4 months ago

        This was more like a merger with Google being the larger company. YouTube was already very successful.