downpunxx@fedia.io to Technology@lemmy.world · 2 months agoYouTube tests server-side ads to make your coveted blocker obsoletewww.yahoo.comexternal-linkmessage-square124fedilinkarrow-up1306arrow-down15file-text
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minus-squareunexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down4·2 months agoYoutube is google No 1 source of machine learning content. Fuckloads of video, audio and subtitle data they can use to feed and train their systems. Youtube itself doesnt need to make profit, thats just a bonus for them.
minus-squareWogi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoYouTube advertising is more than 10% of Google services total profits. That’s not a bonus, that’s a dependant revenue stream.
Youtube is google No 1 source of machine learning content. Fuckloads of video, audio and subtitle data they can use to feed and train their systems. Youtube itself doesnt need to make profit, thats just a bonus for them.
YouTube advertising is more than 10% of Google services total profits.
That’s not a bonus, that’s a dependant revenue stream.