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minus-squareTentaclius@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 year agoI don’t think google cares if you buy stuff or not. They are just selling ads. But I agree with overall idea: if the ads become unavoidable, I’ll just stop watching youtube.
minus-squareOtterSkywalkerExodus@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoWhat if… We all got YouTube Premium, is Google then earning more or breakeven, when they cannot sell or display ads? I mean, there are companies paying Google to display there ads, that revenue would be gone.
minus-squaretaladar@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 year agoThey are still going to sell your data even if you get Premium.
I don’t think google cares if you buy stuff or not. They are just selling ads.
But I agree with overall idea: if the ads become unavoidable, I’ll just stop watching youtube.
What if… We all got YouTube Premium, is Google then earning more or breakeven, when they cannot sell or display ads? I mean, there are companies paying Google to display there ads, that revenue would be gone.
They are still going to sell your data even if you get Premium.