this post was submitted on 25 Aug 2026
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[–] pleiades@lemmy.ml 2 points 52 minutes ago

They both have zero ads for me ;)

[–] yxc999@lemmy.ml 1 points 46 minutes ago

Seeing ads is a skill issue

[–] idriss@lemmy.ml 15 points 13 hours ago

and less scams than YT

[–] cornishon@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 11 hours ago (1 children)
[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 4 points 11 hours ago

at this point the only time I see ads is when I go outside

[–] plyth@feddit.org 3 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Google supposedly pays out 50% of their ad income. Theoretically they would need twice the ads.

[–] ferric_carcinization@lemmy.ml 4 points 12 hours ago

Why do you assume that the ads cost the same?

I would assume that a piracy site might not be using Google's ad platform. YouTube also has a lot of recognition as a popular & legitimate platform, which likely seems juicier to advertisers compared to a generic site. (Those advertising on a pirate site might not know that the ads are shown there)

YouTube also is not in a big need of extra revenue, unlike some other, smaller sites. And, depending on the site, they may or may not be able to show big, unskippable, profitable video ads before access downloads.

Please support small independent sites with ad-views. ;)