Since youtube is going down the drain, should people start shorting

>>1480650

>youtube going down the drain
<citation needed>

>>1480659
Well I wouldn't say its going to end, but they're going to lose so much money without putting ads on most of the videos being put up.

>>1480665

And even if they did, adblock technology makes that ineffective at best.

>>1480673
>implying everyone on the internet using adblock
How do you think youtubers get their money?

>>1480677
Lol uses*

>>1480650
The whole point of the change of rules is to increase revenue. As I understand those things are just "guidelines", if you want to just use Youtube as a platform you can still upload your controversial shit, just don't expect any ad revenues.

>Golden Age for sponsored videos?
>Brands dealing directly with talent?

>Google taking a huge hit on YouTube
YouTube barely breaks even.

>>1480739
You can't deny they are making a profit out off of youtube, they could take a big hit.

>>1480765
Google runs youtube at a loss, which is one of the reasons they have no real competitors

>>1480736
Fucking this
No more shit game channels
>"LOL MINECRAFT FUCK" - 16,483,920 views

>>1480736
It's not even guidelines, it's predicted with an algorithm which videos can't have ads.

And the recent changes mean you can now appeal that.

>>1481219
you missed the point that gaming channels AREN'T getting affected by this

Google gets its money from spying on us all and sending data to the NSA. Not fucking pewdiepie videos