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FaryGagan t1_j5qu810 wrote

Reply to comment by Ottobahn- in Justice Dept. sues Google over digital advertising dominance by Cyrix2k

When I look at what the company has done to YouTube in the name of advertising, it's very difficult for me to say they are "looking out for the little guy." Today's Alphabet (along with the rest of corporate‐managed internet) pushes for content consumption, not generation.

The little guy used to be able to use Google and Youtube to break down the walls that bloated industries put before us (I'm talking right-to-repair, product reviews, etc). We still have this, but as advertising gets pushed more and more it gets harder and harder to reach it.

I'm grateful for what we have and the amazing tools that our industries have developed, but if we dont start breaking up these guys now innovation is probably going to falter. Why innovate for the people when there's so much more money in advertising to them?

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TossZergImba t1_j5shvh3 wrote

YouTube has basically never generated a profit in its entire existence, it's been subsidized by the rest of Google for decades now. If you think splitting off YouTube is gonna reduce the amount of monetization, you're gonna be in for a big surprise.

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FaryGagan t1_j5u1tkf wrote

You're right, I thought google hadn't bought them until much later.

Anyway, I have zero expectation of a site like Youtube "reversing" its monetization. I'm supporting this move because that noose will only get tighter and tighter if we don't start establishing a healthier ecosystem for a domain so fresh to our society

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Ben_Jahmin t1_j5uazdj wrote

What are you even saying? Youtube generates $28B a year, almost as much as Netflix' $31B a year.

Youtube is one of the biggest search engines in the world and the biggest video platform on the Internet.

Why are you saying it's "subsidized" ? This is a lie.

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TossZergImba t1_j5x3jau wrote

Do you not know the difference between revenue and profit? Yes YouTube brings in revenue, but it shares a big chunk of it with creators and the left over isn't enough to cover costs. This isn't a surprise to anyone .

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Ben_Jahmin t1_j60mwnf wrote

And what's the net profit of YouTube?

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