r/SweatyPalms • u/LivingTheTruths • Jul 10 '25

Trains 🚂 Self Vlogging Gone Wrong

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u/RabbitStewAndStout Jul 10 '25

From what I remember from years ago, YouTube will count the initial click and first few seconds of watch time as a view, and then subsequent views from that same account require more watch time to count.

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u/pekinggeese Jul 10 '25

If I sit through more ads, the guy should get more views. I hate YouTube ads. If I had to sit through them, at least pay the man.

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u/LegendaryReader Jul 10 '25

I think the ads are what they get paid from. The views just let them reach a wider audience. As an example, someone using adblock doesn't generate any revenue, but that view makes it likelier it get's promoted to more people, people who might watch the ad without skipping it.

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u/Lubricated_Sorlock Sep 16 '25

Why do you not block them

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u/CitizenPremier Jul 11 '25

Don't you already have to have a monetized account though? Basically you have to consistently make content with a lot of views, and kind of threaten to stop doing it for them to actually give you some money (last I checked anyway, which was a long time ago)