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Not a single video wants to be played. · Issue #11255 · TeamNewPipe/NewPipe (github.com)

submitted 4 months ago by Fluffgar@sh.itjust.works to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] NeryK@sh.itjust.works 22 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Because Google is eating the monumental costs of hosting and delivering video content. The cost of maintaining client apps is negligible in comparison. YouTube is not going anywhere unless Google deems it so, or enshittifies it enough to drive users away.

[–] bamboo@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago

Given their extreme efforts to monetize YouTube, I’d be surprised if it was still operating at a loss.