Luu Tuyen@lemmy.world to Enshittification@lemmy.world · 4 days agoYouTube reportedly testing new homepage that removes dates and view countslemmy.worldimagemessage-square126fedilinkarrow-up1674arrow-down18file-text
arrow-up1666arrow-down1imageYouTube reportedly testing new homepage that removes dates and view countslemmy.worldLuu Tuyen@lemmy.world to Enshittification@lemmy.world · 4 days agomessage-square126fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareSpeakinTelnet@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up24arrow-down1·3 days agoMy guess is that it makes it easier to suggest you older content that wouldn’t be interesting when you can see at a glance how outdated it is.
minus-squarenjm1314@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·3 days agoHave to wonder if advertisers want to advertise on older videos though.
minus-squareSpeakinTelnet@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·3 days agoWould it really matter if they pay per view?
minus-squareNuke_the_whales@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·3 days agoI don’t understand why the hell I would want to watch an old ass YouTube video unless I sought it out.
minus-squareSpeakinTelnet@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 days agoThat’s pretty much my point. You won’t know unless you click
My guess is that it makes it easier to suggest you older content that wouldn’t be interesting when you can see at a glance how outdated it is.
Have to wonder if advertisers want to advertise on older videos though.
Would it really matter if they pay per view?
I don’t understand why the hell I would want to watch an old ass YouTube video unless I sought it out.
That’s pretty much my point. You won’t know unless you click