- Whether I skip over embedded host-read advertising
- What I search for
- What sidebar vids I tend to click on and whether I watch those or tap out
All of this information is already sold to other companies, and already used to push ads in the Google search results. They can f*$% off with their ads in the video.
All of this information is already sold to other companies, and already used to push ads in the Google search results
That's not how it works. This information gets them money by displaying targeted ads that advertisers pay for. If they can't show you ads, collecting and processing that data is pure cost.
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They're getting:
- Stats on what I watch
- Stats on how far in I watch
- Whether I skip over embedded host-read advertising
- What I search for
- What sidebar vids I tend to click on and whether I watch those or tap out
All of this information is already sold to other companies, and already used to push ads in the Google search results. They can f*$% off with their ads in the video.
That's not how it works. This information gets them money by displaying targeted ads that advertisers pay for. If they can't show you ads, collecting and processing that data is pure cost.