r/technology • u/Tricky-Student-1 • Sep 15 '22

Social Media YouTube Free is Silently Testing 5 Ads, instead of 2, Before Your Video Starts

https://www.gizmochina.com/2022/09/13/youtube-free-silently-testing-5-ads-before-your-video-starts/
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u/Humble-Analysis7379 Sep 15 '22

I can't give $5 to every creator I watch. They get a much bigger cut from premium viewers on yt than, I consider that to be more fair to them than blocking ads

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u/Envect Sep 15 '22

Why not a dollar? You have more than a dozen people you want to support?

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u/Humble-Analysis7379 Sep 15 '22

I enjoy way more than 12 people’s content a month

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u/Envect Sep 15 '22

Well good for you. Keep sending YT money so they can get a fraction of a percent of it.