I saw today new “merch” section below comments. I’m a premium users for a reason, I want 0 ads.

I just canceled my subscription and moved to yattee / invidious for good.

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[–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

According to the YouTube content creator 'The Spiffing Brit' the revenue he receives per view from YouTube premium is higher than and revenue. So obviously it does help support the creator, though I'm sure YouTube makes more money off of it.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Being "higher than ad revenue" on YouTube is a stupidly low bar. Ad revenue for videos has been plummeting like a rock for years. That's why basically every big channel now either has merch, patron, or paid sponsorships / ads recorded by the creator as part of the video completely unrelated to YouTube.

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