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YouTube now requires creators to have twice as many watch hours to start earning money (techcrunch.com)
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[–] 31 points 2 months ago (7 children)

YouTube became evil the moment we all dislike-bombed their year in review video and they never made another one.

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  • [–] 28 points 2 months ago (6 children)

    YouTube became evil when google ditched their slogan "don't be evil!".

    So, it was evil from the start. It just needed to lure enough uncritical consumers in before enshittification started. Piece by piece.

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  • [–] 24 points 2 months ago (5 children)

    YouTube became evil the moment Google got involved.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    Maybe but YouTube wouldn't have existed if it wasn't for the years Google paid for it with no monetization in sight.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    It was doing just fine until Google bought it.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (2 children)

    Uh. No it wasn't. Google footed the bill for years until they were able to make money on it. I'm not saying poor Google but to assume youtube would still exist without Google's cash is very unlikely.

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