• x00za@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    6 hours ago

    Why are we the ones that need to pay?

    Bandwidth and storage is not free. So the person uploading something and using the platform to distribute that content should be the one paying? Right? Or did we totally forget that?

    • Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world
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      2 hours ago

      The ones that pay are the ones running the ads. If the content creators have to pay, they will be the ones doing ads. This is how AV content has worked since the dawn of broadcast radio.