this post was submitted on 12 Oct 2023
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Crappy Design

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Noticed that theres no equivalent to r/crappydesign here yet so i made one

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

They get money just for showing ads.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No. They get money for clicks.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

No.

https://www.youtube.com/intl/en_us/howyoutubeworks/product-features/monetization

Advertising revenue is generated when people watch ads that are running on videos. This revenue from ads is shared between YouTube and the Creator - thus empowering Creators to directly profit from their work.

Companies pay money to Google for showing ads to you.