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YouTube now requires creators to have twice as many watch hours to start earning money (techcrunch.com)
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[–] motruck@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Uh. No it wasn't. Google footed the bill for years until they were able to make money on it. I'm not saying poor Google but to assume youtube would still exist without Google's cash is very unlikely.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

YouTube wasn't created or owned by Google, originally.

[–] motruck@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 days ago

I know. They bought YouTube and allowed it to grow for many years. The internet that it was Google being magnanimous but it was Google having a plan.