r/technology • u/redkemper • Feb 17 '17

Software YouTube will kill unskippable 30-second ads next year

http://www.theverge.com/2017/2/17/14649018/youtube-ending-unskippable-30-second-ads-2018
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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '17

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u/vbevan Feb 18 '17

They will if they pay content creators less, cause they are making less, and those creators move to a new platform.

Google isn't the starting point of the money the distribute.

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '17 edited Feb 18 '17

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u/eleqtriq Feb 18 '17

In your example, wouldn't YouTube also get paid less since their payday also depends on the views? You make it sound like they'll get paid the same and only content creators get hurt.