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[–] 51 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It was, but monetization has been so aggressively everywhere that I think they finally are in the black at least since 2018.

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  • [–] 29 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I had no idea. You’re right. It was a $15B business in 2019. https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/3/21121207/youtube-google-alphabet-earnings-revenue-first-time-reveal-q4-2019

    Makes the ads seem even more obscene now that I know that.

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