I just tried to look up a specific video of a Nick Swardson stand up bit. All I searched was “Nick Swardson loitering”. There were 5 fucking ads before an actual user posted video, then one real human posted video that barely had anything to do with Nick, then 5 more fucking ads.

I knew they were forcing ads into videos but clogging the entire search feed with ads is unfuckingbelievable.

Is this really what it’s come to? Ads are more important than what I’m actually looking for? Are people really okay with this?

  • Fonzie!
    16•3 months ago

    Jezus F Christ, Jimmy, just use Firefox and uBlock! Also works on the phone, by the way.

    • @Jimmycakes
      2•3 months ago

      I got both of those. I’ve been with YouTube since it came out and was called YouTube red however many years ago. My family plan has 5 or 6 slots. Between YouTube music and the video side and how many other family get to use it it’s an insane value. Plus half the money goes back to the creators I watch. I can’t find a single downside to paying.

      • Pherenike
        2•3 months ago

        Many if not most creators have complained that what Youtube pays them is ridiculous.

      • Fonzie!
        2•3 months ago

        The exact amount of revenue generated by YouTube Premium subscriptions can vary significantly and is influenced by factors such as the number of subscribers, the subscription fees, and the overall engagement of those subscribers with content on the platform.

        Creators can track the revenue earned from YouTube Premium through their YouTube Analytics dashboard.

        Source-ish

        And I’ve never heard content creators mention YouTube Red/Premium aside from saying it’s not as good a way to support them as subscribing to their Patreon or buying their merch.

        It sounds like it doesn’t pay them out much, and they know it.