I'm a little concerned by the tone of this article. It keeps talking about "punishment" by a massive corporation, which gives me dystopian chills.<p>I agree with the argument that Youtube does not want to monetize his content (which I've admittedly never seen). But their power should not extend beyond their website.<p>The author sounds upset that they can't destroy this person's own business outside of Youtube. The most that Youtube can do should be demonetizing or banning in extreme cases. Google (or any other entity) should not be the police of the entire internet.
this is the thing about youtube videos, I Hate ADS!
so when i see a choice between video with ads or a video that has no ads, im goings for no ads flavour.
if i want to see a chemistry video for example, there are many different channels covering the same topic.<p>I will go for the ad free one every time.<p>sooo, when you tube demonetizes a video, that makes me more likely to view it, full length, multiple times, if its a good subject.
Im wondering how many others might be in the same boat, and im wondering if YT actually ends up increasing number of views when they demonetize a video