• ELI70@lemmy.run
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    1 year ago

    They can reasonably argue that advertising is a requirement of their business model,

    Couldn’t that claim be countered by pointing out that they already deploy a for pay approach called youtube premium?

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      1 year ago

      No, because businesses have multiple revenue streams. YouTube has a subscription offering, and a free, advertiser-supported offering. Both are part of their business model.