ardi60@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoGoogle says adblockers caused YouTube views count to drop - this is what adblockers told us really happenedwww.techradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkGoogle says adblockers caused YouTube views count to drop - this is what adblockers told us really happenedwww.techradar.comardi60@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squareA_norny_mousse@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoSo you’re saying Google packaged the viewcount that’s relevant to monetization into a 3rd party js data request instead of just counting the actual video’s views, and so manages to play content creators against privacy-conscious users? Worthy of a Roman Emperor, that.
So you’re saying Google packaged the viewcount that’s relevant to monetization into a 3rd party js data request instead of just counting the actual video’s views, and so manages to play content creators against privacy-conscious users?
Worthy of a Roman Emperor, that.