Talos@lemmy.world to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agoYouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockerswww.bleepingcomputer.comexternal-linkmessage-square524fedilinkarrow-up1543arrow-down11cross-posted to: news@kbin.socialyoutube@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1542arrow-down1external-linkYouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockerswww.bleepingcomputer.comTalos@lemmy.world to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square524fedilinkcross-posted to: news@kbin.socialyoutube@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.ml
minus-squareAGTMADCAT@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoPremium more than covers costs, with a reasonable profit margin included. That’s what it really costs to host and serve that much data.
minus-squareWintermute@lemmy.villa-straylight.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoI think GP is saying the the total income from Premium doesn’t cover the cost of running all of Youtube, not that a single premium subscription doesn’t cover that one user’s costs, which it obviously does.
minus-squareAGTMADCAT@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoAh okay yeah I can see that reading. I think Premium has been growing well, so hopefully that’ll change in the future!
Premium more than covers costs, with a reasonable profit margin included. That’s what it really costs to host and serve that much data.
I think GP is saying the the total income from Premium doesn’t cover the cost of running all of Youtube, not that a single premium subscription doesn’t cover that one user’s costs, which it obviously does.
Ah okay yeah I can see that reading. I think Premium has been growing well, so hopefully that’ll change in the future!