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this post was submitted on 29 Oct 2024
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It's currently a race-to-the-bottom in big IT & tech, where they don't look how they get you to like them but how much they can get away with, without repelling most of their userbase.
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As someone who tries to regularly post videos on YouTube I think this would help me, since I'm sure many people (including me, unfortunately) avoid low view count videos.
But I can absolutely understand why you wouldn't want it hidden. I'm sure this will lead to major misinformation clickbaiting (as if that isn't already a problem!), but I believe that the view count will still be visible on the view page.
Is YouTube doing it with small creators actually in mind? Who knows, other than them?
Edit: I do want to clarify that I think hiding the date it was posted is just strange and would probably only lead to problems
I don’t like this idea for the opposite reason. I'm one of the people who are suspicious of videos with millions of views since most of them look manufactured. We all use view counts to gauge if a video is something we’re after, probably in more ways than we can come up with.
If it gives you any encouragement - I’m not discouraged by view counts. I know I like niche stuff and give small channels a try. It’s a chance at having more genuine interaction. As long as a video is not off-putting due to bad diction or very bad production then I’m not going to back out and see what it is about. This can work to your advantage too.
That's fair, and I'm more inclined to believe people on Lemmy would agree with your view thankfully! A lot of high view videos are for sure manufactured, and from what I can tell usually target children.
I guess we'll see how the landscape changes if this sticks around? We're all along for the ride, for the most part!
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In 5 years:
Youtube tests small ads in the top corner during video playback.
In 10 years:
Youtube tests small increase in size of well established corner ads.
In 15 years:
Youtube graciously allows video playback inbetween ads
In 20 years:
Users can no longer upload and YouTube becomes just a CDN for Adsense.
(and the only way to watch old videos is through the Internet Archive)
In 20 years, "YouTube was an online video sharing platform...."
I doubt they can make it to the next 20 years, the way they are controlling everything.
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Time for Peertube
Return youtube view counts, coming soon
sounds like another job for the return youtube dislikes guy
Not to mention their “1080p” streams look worse than 2013 480p streams. The site is a dumpster fire.
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Odyssey is all fascists and crypto bros
Its got a lot of those types for sure, but it has the most normal content of any alt video platform.
You can find electroboom in Big Clive on there.
Outside of that it's pretty much a write off
It's sad that Odysse has turned to that because it was where I was thinking about uploading content.
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Isn't rumble the same? Lul what the fuck is going on with the world.
Rumble isn't any better. It's where my dad gets his COVID conspiracy material after folks got kicked off other platforms.
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Does TikTok show view count? This seems like a move that is intended to compete with TikTok.
TikTok shows view, like and favourite/bookmark amounts.
YT Exec - /rips massive line of coke off Intern's ass/ - "Remove View Count"
YT Engineer - "But Sir, users will hate that. It will actively make the user experience worse"
YT Exec - "That's the goddamn point!"
Intern - "You could at least give me reacharound while you're doing that"
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