• CalypsoGirl@lemmy.today
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    2 hours ago

    I assumed they were already doing that. They’ve never been forthcoming in regards to what actually counts as a view.

    1. Especially weird if I view videos from my own channel, on my end it seems to tally each time I watch my own videos, which isn’t supposed to happen.

    2. And videos I never chose or clicked on automatically start playing as soon as I open the app or switch from “Me” to “Home.”

    3. Or if one person watches a video multiple times, does youtube count each of those views? Because for YouTubers whose livelihood depends on likes & views & subscribers, YouTube needs to make sure a creator isn’t manipulating the system with bot farms or friends/family/paid losers to repeatedly watch the videos.

    Now my brain hurts & I’m grumpy. Bye.