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		jbaber on Dec 14, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: YouTube quietly made some of its web embeds worse,... This explains a mystery I only recently noticed. If a site has preferred ads they'd like to show anyway, maybe it's time for them to pay for hosting the video elsewhere.

Hendrikto on Dec 14, 2024 [–]

There is a revenue share, so they are already paying for the video hosting.

spwa4 on Dec 14, 2024 | [–]

Paying means giving the entity delivering the service what they want for it. Not "giving something". If I steal your car, and leave a $100 bill, it's definitely still stealing.

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