bandwidth should be nationalized as a public utility so people can compete easier tbh
Comment on Playback speed past X2 is now a YouTube paid feature
Ricaz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 days agoI pay for premium in a group of 6. We pay like 6€ each and get YouTube Music on top.
People are too used to free stuff. The amount of bandwidth YouTube requires is absolutely mindboggingly huge and can’t possibly be profitable.
dreadbeef@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 days ago
pir8t0x@lemmy.ml 4 days ago
Yeah, it’s generally not a profitable business. But not when people make accounts, use those accounts to watch content and also comment and like-dislike content. They track your every move. They’re an ad company and that’s how they make a profit. I would have paid a subscription for the service if they were a honest company and didn’t invade other people’s privacy without their permission.
Look man, there are a lot of ways to use YouTube and have a great experience. You don’t need to pay money to them just to have a good experience. Just use YouTube in Brave Browser or with an ad-block enabled 🤷 Well, just my suggestion. You’re free to do as you like
ptu@sopuli.xyz 4 days ago
2024 Q3 Earnings release
Youtube ad revenue: 8,9 billion USD
Total profit from services: 30,9 billion USD
Yeah bandwidth is not that expensive