That’s a fair point, improving the subscription feed would be in their best interest for the people who use it, even if that number is low.
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jarfil@beehaw.org 1 week agoYouTube prefers you use the home feed
I’m not all that sure; don’t they get the same amount of money from ads no matter how you find them? And they get a hefty chunk on “Join” and “Thanks” payments (a 30% cut, IIRC), which people are less likely to spend on non-subscribed channels.
leftytighty@slrpnk.net 1 week ago
zygo_histo_morpheus@programming.dev 1 week ago
I think that youtube wants to maximize watch time, if you just watch subscriptions you might get “done” at some point but with the home feed you can just keep watching forever
SteposVenzny@beehaw.org 1 week ago
If you look at your Subscribed page and don’t see any updates, there’s a good chance you’ll leave YouTube without watching anything.
The Home page has a higher likelihood of tempting you to watch something you hadn’t planned on.