Comment on YouTube: 5 ads the norm now?
Carighan@lemmy.world 9 months agoThat takes actual money away from the actual creators though (instead of just the exec’s fat bank accounts), so use with some consideration. Don’t drain money from youtubers you enjoy.
HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
No it doesn’t; the creators have already been paid for their sponsorship. Sponsorblock just skips it the same as you would.
DanForever@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Actually that’s not quite how it works from my understanding. Youtube is able to provide detailed metrics that can provide information like “how many people actually watched the sponsor segment?” and base the payouts on that. The payout will either be based on estimated views in advance (meaning if it’s lower than expected they’ll pay less next time) or they’ll pay after the video has been live for some period of time.
HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
Where are you getting this insight from exactly?
DanForever@lemmy.world 9 months ago
You…don’t believe it works like that? Ultimately a sponsor isn’t going to pay much if no one watches the spot. Advertising has always involved getting as much data as possible on how your ads are doing.
I don’t have any one definitive link that will tell you “this is how it works”, but I’ve picked up a few things from the various discussions I’ve seen some youtubers have.