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[–] [email protected] 76 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (12 children)

Did someone actually investigate and find the exact place in scripts where this logic takes place?

EDIT: Yes. https://www.androidauthority.com/youtube-reportedly-slowing-down-videos-firefox-3387206/

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

that half sentence in the aa article though

"That move makes sense in many ways, as the platform needs to make money to survive..."

should we also start a gofundme for youtube, i am suddenly worried for them /s

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

not saying we should worry for them, but youtube is run at a loss so they do actually need money from SOMEWHERE to maintain youtube. youtube still sucks and this is definitely not the way to win over users but thems the facts

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Alphabet made $50 billion in profit last year. They've got enough to run YouTube, but enough isn't enough.

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