• PeggyLouBaldwin@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    youtube pays you even if the content isn’t worth getting paid for

    if alphabet’s shareholders heard this, they would take them to court. it can’t be true. and if they’re willing to pay, someone else will be, too.

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      6 months ago

      and if they’re willing to pay, someone else will be, too.

      You’re saying this as a matter of fact. But it’s not how it works in real life, otherwise people would have already migrated.

      • PeggyLouBaldwin@lemmy.world
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        6 months ago

        they pay you because they get paid by advertisers. cut them out of the middle and go directly to the companies running ads on your vids.