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Ask HN: Do you watch news on YouTube? Yes? No? Why?

3 pointsby cristinaibuneaover 4 years ago

2 comments

BitwiseFoolover 4 years ago
No, and I actively avoid video-only news stories. Reading is just so much faster and less advertisement laden.
diogenesjuniorover 4 years ago
No, and I doubt I ever will. YouTube has declined in quality over time. Most comments are just memes:<p>&gt;1:18: MRW literally anything<p>or reddit-type chains:<p>&gt;comment with slight joke<p>&gt;&gt;reply to comment with even worse and over-used joke<p>&gt;&gt;&gt;reply to other reply with the worst joke that vaguely relates to the original comment<p>It all seems so pointless to me. And the ads are terrible. 30 second ads to watch a 15 second video led me to using NewPipe instead. YouTube should never be used as a news platform.