• @Rhoeri@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    751 month ago

    I say this every time the topic comes up, and I’m always downvoted for it but here goes again:

    YouTube is going to do this suit because YouTube CAN do this shit. It’s their company. They can enshitify it as much as they’d like. And they WILL enshitify it as much as they like as long as people continue to use it.

    How long have they been in existence now? 18-19 years? And with every year they gets worse and worse, while growing bigger and bigger. Why do you think that is?

    Could it be because they know that although everyone will bitch about them, complain about them, and write scathing tech articles about them- people will still gobble their shit up regardless.

    Don’t like what YouTube is doing? Maybe think about not using it. Because as long as you’re participating- either by creating content or viewing it- you are a big part of the reason they’re getting away with doing this shit.

    Downvote away.

    • @Vinstaal0@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      41 month ago

      Youtube started when hosting video’s was way easier. The files where smaller, the bandwidth of most people wasn’t that great either. Storage was more expensive though.

      These days everybody wants 4K footage and everybody was 100-1000+ mbps internet and we have 4K screens so we can also watch it.

      The competitors who host it are either paid up front or porn sites. Because there is no real way to start up a competitor to YouTube. I decided to accept that and I have RSSfeeds of all the creators I like to watch so I bypass the algorithm

      • @Rhoeri@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        31 month ago

        Me too. I never try to come off as pushy on the topic. Just suggesting an option, but man… people haven’t responded well to it in the past.

    • @nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca
      link
      fedilink
      English
      41 month ago

      They get away with it because they don’t have serious competition and the reason for that is that allowing anyone to upload videos for free, to be viewed by anyone else for free, is by itself not a viable business model.

      • @ribboo@lemm.ee
        link
        fedilink
        English
        31 month ago

        It’s the size really. As with most social media platforms, often they are fairly easy to create (YouTube definitely isn’t, but many could). Problem is that it’s impossible to compete with, because people expect the activity you get from hundreds of millions of users.

        Same goes for Twitter, Reddit and whatnot. Since capitalism took over the internet completely, basically none of the large plattforms have been outcompeted really.

        To big to fail isn’t the banks nowadays, well then to, but it’s IT as well.

    • @superminerJG@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      251 month ago

      Let’s just say, unless YouTube crosses people’s bottom lines and there’s an alternative being actively advertised, people won’t move.

      Otherwise, they push that bottom line further.

      • @kalleboo@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        161 month ago

        The lack of alternatives where creators actually get paid for people watching their videos is the biggest problem.

        • @FrostyPolicy@suppo.fi
          link
          fedilink
          English
          8
          edit-2
          1 month ago

          Even youtube doesn’t pay the creators that much. Lois Rossman in a recent video showed some of his video in YT that had over 200k views and generated ~100 USD of income.

          • @kalleboo@lemmy.world
            link
            fedilink
            English
            11 month ago

            And that’s probably what will kill them as payouts get worse and worse making other platforms more attractive as you’re not losing as much. A lot of YouTubers I follow seem to becoming more and more reliant on Patreon as ad revenue goes down.

          • @FrostyPolicy@suppo.fi
            link
            fedilink
            English
            51 month ago

            On a related note. Why would creators add sponsored segments/other sponsoring/patreon etc if YT pays them enough?

            spoiler

            YT doesn’t pay them enough. Unless your some kind of super star.

      • @Rhoeri@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        21 month ago

        Agreed. Seems there no floor to what people will put up with from them. I can’t understand it. I’ve tried products and services I found that I absolutely hated. I don’t have those products or services anymore.

        It’s pretty easy to not do something.

    • @Auli@lemmy.ca
      link
      fedilink
      English
      2
      edit-2
      1 month ago

      People well not pay for anything. I mean you can get YouTube premium without ads. But the vast majority don’t want it. And since no one well pay for anything how does a computer to YouTube make money?

      • @Rhoeri@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        21 month ago

        Shit tons of people are paying for it. And the ones that aren’t, are viewing ads- both of these things are a profit for YouTube.

        The only option you have is to not use the services at all. This is how you hurt them.

              • @Rhoeri@lemmy.world
                link
                fedilink
                English
                11 month ago

                At the end of the day, we’d all be better off if everyone just never used it again, because as long as people put up with what they do- the more they’ll do it.

              • Kat
                link
                fedilink
                21 month ago

                @aeternum @technology Adguard blocks all advertisements on there. I’ve installed that, and I’ve never received a single one. As much as I wish I could simply mix YouTube for my life, I can’t, because too many of the folks who produce content up there use it as their only means of sharing that content with the world, so I’ve sort of struck a balancing act between watching the things I want to watch, Will still remaining conscientious of what the companies behind it are doing.

  • @cley_faye@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    571 month ago

    And since they made so much while people are effectively using adblocker, there’s no need to fight them back, right?

    Right?

    • @ours@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      131 month ago

      It’s not about making money, it’s about making all the money. Stock holders will pressure to fire the guy that does that.

      • TomAwsm
        link
        fedilink
        English
        5
        edit-2
        1 month ago

        It’s not about making money, it’s about making all the money.

        It’s probably also about sending a message.

  • @firadin@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    41 month ago

    Still need a good strategy for blocking ads on my TV. Mostly watching YouTube through a Chromecast so I can control it from my phone

    • @not_that_guy05@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      21 month ago

      Same but I don’t use YouTube I tend to use it for TV. Cast and forget cable TV for free.

      I hate edge but edge also let’s you stream from your PC to TV with no ads.

      • walden
        link
        fedilink
        English
        81 month ago

        Not YouTube because the ads come from the same “source”, so blocking that DNS would mean blocking the actual video, too. That’s my week understanding of it, at least.

        • swim
          link
          fedilink
          English
          51 month ago

          Subbed to find out what your month understanding will be

          • walden
            link
            fedilink
            English
            71 month ago

            My true fans will hang around for my year understanding.

      • @firadin@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        21 month ago

        You need an android TV or an android box similar to a Roku to use that? Not super familiar. Any recommendations to be compatible with my current non-smart TV?

        • BoofStroke
          link
          fedilink
          English
          1
          edit-2
          1 month ago

          Android streaming boxes are the most flexible. Replace the stock launcher with projectivy once set up.

          Inexpensive/basic: Onn

          Best for multi-speaker theaters and video upscaling: Nvidia Shield Pro

  • Paulo Laureano
    link
    fedilink
    English
    151 month ago

    I have no issue in paying creators with my YouTube Premium subscription. What annoys me is seeing creators feed the algorithm with “regular posts” or create filler videos for sponsors when they have nothing to say.

    That and seeing explainer videos from someone who learned something five minutes before recording… the number of copycats and regurgitating the same news content is depressing.

    The same goes for the epidemic of faceless AI videos narrating generic content… horrible. The “don’t recommend channel” must be worn off by now, from me alone. :-)

    Fantastic exceptions from talented creators make it worth it, so I am happy.

    • @PlantJam@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      271 month ago

      Reminder that Firefox on mobile also has ublock origin and other add ons that improve the experience.

        • oKtosiTe
          link
          fedilink
          English
          21 month ago

          It does not. If you don’t want to sideload, consider AdGuard and/or Vinegar. Only works with Safari, though.

        • @LucidNightmare@lemm.ee
          link
          fedilink
          English
          3
          edit-2
          1 month ago

          Look into Sideloadly and uYouPlus by qnblackcat . I’ve been using it for years now, and while a hassle to sign the apps every week, it’s the best we have unfortunately.

      • @Vinstaal0@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        01 month ago

        Safari in itself also blocks a lot of ads, but if that is not enough IOS users can also install Firefox. There is no reason to watch ads anymore

        • oKtosiTe
          link
          fedilink
          English
          1
          edit-2
          1 month ago

          As far as I know, Firefox doesn’t have ad blocking or extensions on iOS. Safari with AdGuard does pretty well though, and there’s Vinegar for YouTube specifically.

      • @EngineerGaming@feddit.nl
        link
        fedilink
        English
        11 month ago

        I find using it in a browser clunky. Much prefer a dedicated app (now I use Tubular), which gives some extra functions like downloads, history and playlists.

      • @runner_g@lemmy.blahaj.zone
        link
        fedilink
        English
        51 month ago

        This is the way. Just make sure to disable the YouTube app on your phone so links people send you don’t open in the app.

  • HubertManne
    link
    fedilink
    31 month ago

    I don’t hate them. I think 80% should go back to the creators though.

  • @TORFdot0@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    381 month ago

    I pay for a YouTube premium family plan. It’s probably a rip off but my kids enjoy content on YouTube more than any other platform but YouTube is not safe for children with ads enabled (and YouTube kids is a joke)

    Soggy cereal made a video about how YouTube ads are unsafe a few weeks ago and that was exactly my experience before I started paying for yt premium, look that up if you are curious

    • @alphabethunter@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      21 month ago

      There’s literally porn ads on yt. Recently an acquaintance of mine got one of those “Look what she said when she saw the size of his dick. You can have a bigger dick if you just buy our product”, with plenty of suggestive imagery. And scam ads. My mother got scammed because of a youtube ad pretending to sell products in the name of a famous brand of supermarkets in my region.

    • @x00z@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      151 month ago

      It’s not just ads on Youtube. It’s also all the sponsor crap and filler content to get to 10 minute videos.

      I use it with an adblocker and sponsorblock but it’s still shit.

      • @Imprudent3449@lemm.ee
        link
        fedilink
        English
        31 month ago

        For sure. YouTube creators shilling for honey while Honey stole their affiliation money shows how little time they spend vetting their sponsors. The stuff they peddle is usually a few ticks away from scam, pretty much always overpriced. The day sponsorblock stops working, is the day I stop paying for YouTube premium and using youtube. It’s a pity, because there is a lot of good content on there.

    • @Showroom7561@lemmy.ca
      link
      fedilink
      English
      11 month ago

      I’ll just share with you my experience:

      I was also paying for a YouTube Premium family plan, but still got ads. What made me cancel was the fact that they’re still using trackers, so they were making money off me three times (subscription, ads, and selling my data)!

      Coupled with the fact that “content creators” don’t really make content for the love of making it. It’s all created “for the algorithm”, especially the “watch to the end”, clickbait titles and thumbnails, “like and subscribe” begging, “only 15% of you are subscribers”, sponsored content disguised as education, etc… Videos today are nothing like they were 15 years ago, because it became solely about making money.

      Google is one of the pioneers of the enshittification movement!

    • @RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.com
      link
      fedilink
      English
      171 month ago

      Tinfoil hat time:

      YouTube allows/endorses/pushes ads not suitable for kids because they know parents, of all people, have no time to curate their kids’ ad experience and will just fork over the cash.

      • @mctoasterson@reddthat.com
        link
        fedilink
        English
        61 month ago

        I think your theory is plausible. On the YT smart TV app, the ads seem to be increasingly about unpleasant things like dick pills, period pads, and constipation treatments. I think they literally serve up unsavory ad content as a way of punishing you into shelling out for a subscription. Jokes on them, I just switched to SmartTube.

      • @Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        41 month ago

        And youtube. Kids sucks so much because they don’t really want anyone to use it… Sadly though, they don’t have to plan to do these things. They just don’t invest in making them kid safe.

      • Victor
        link
        fedilink
        English
        21 month ago

        Can confirm. As soon as I turn off personalized ads, I get nothing but “find hot ladies in your area” and “play this hentai game” ads across all Google products. It’s ridiculous.