return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days ago

YouTube will now count a view as soon as a video starts playing

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YouTube will now count a view as soon as a video starts playing

return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days ago

YouTube will now count a view as soon as a video starts playing | TechCrunch

The change comes a year after YouTube applied the same approach to counting views on Shorts videos.

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I tried watching a how-to video on YT today.

It say “playback not supported on this device”.

Probably thanks to my ad-blocking efforts.

Fuck youtube. Can’t get views if the video never plays.

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