return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoYouTube will now count a view as soon as a video starts playingtechcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square62linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkYouTube will now count a view as soon as a video starts playingtechcrunch.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square62linkfedilink
minus-squareFunkt4st1c@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 days agoAlso accidental hovering seems to count in my history like 50% of the time
minus-squareCalypsoGirl@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 days agoYes that’s exactly what I mean. It’s disingenuous for YouTube to be doing that, I mean in the grand scheme of things it’s a trifling matter, but it’s a bit of fuckery because algorithms & livelihoods are affected by this nonsense.
Also accidental hovering seems to count in my history like 50% of the time
Yes that’s exactly what I mean. It’s disingenuous for YouTube to be doing that, I mean in the grand scheme of things it’s a trifling matter, but it’s a bit of fuckery because algorithms & livelihoods are affected by this nonsense.