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YouTube putting videos in my feed that I am unable to watch (due to not having a membership)
(lemmy.dbzer0.com)
This is no shade against uncle dane or jontohil2, this is probably just youtube's fault
here's what shows up if I click on the video
uh this might get me hate but this is a rare instance of youtube doing its job and doing it well.
members videos are basically like patreon but directly on youtube. members who choose to fund a channel get ad-free and exclusive content on top of the knowledge their money is going directly towards their favorite creator and not some random advertiser.
and youtube is doing its job by advertising this content. it would be a failure of a service if it kept these videos a secret.
it says “members only” right there. just don’t click it and learn to accept that the creators you enjoy need to make a living somehow.
The advertisers aren't getting money by showing you ads unless you buy something, unless you mean YouTube which I think still takes a cut. Also I've been getting 'recommendations' for videos like those from channels I haven't even subscribed to so it's almost certainly not my favourite creator they're trying to get me to throw money at.
The YouTube main page is already usually about 16-20% ads (although every now and then it's less) I don't like having even fewer serious recommendations.