People can be as upset about this as they want, but so long as they continue to watch #YouTube they continue tacitly supporting their user-hostile actions. If you really want to make a difference, stop watching, and tell content creators why. When you can convince them to move to platforms that don't shove ads down your throat every 3 minutes, THAT is when you'll see #Google change their tune.
I think perhaps there's a bigger problem here. People expect content for free. That was ok in 1997, and the net was a very different place then, however those of us who do create content have a reasonable expectation to get paid.
At one time YouTube paid out quite nicely, and then about 10 years ago they arbitrarily changed their method and it reduced to literally 10% of what it had been. However, regardless of the platform, it seems fair that creators should get some kind of payday.
Absolutely, and I'd never suggest otherwise! The problem is, we've collectively decided to pay for content on the Internet with our attention, which has led to any number of problems, while at the same time enriching a very small number of companies (and an even smaller number of billionaires at the top).
@tilvids If you really want to see less #YouTube usage then develop a #Kodi addon that supports #PeerTube or #tilvids or whatever other service you consider a replacement. Because I watch most videos on my TV, not my computer, using Kodi.
Oh, and do what you need to in order to get your addon accepted into the official Kodi addon repository. I don't get addons from janky third-party sites.
Oh, you don't know how to make a Kodi addon? Well neither do I. Or maybe you think there's not enough people like me to try making an alternative addon? Sorry about that, I guess YouTube is my only choice then.
All you folks who think that YouTube videos are only viewed on phones need to wake up. There are many other ways to watch online videos and virtually all of them support YouTube. When they support a viable alternative, maybe folks will switch to that, or at least reduce their use of YouTube.
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