You've never uploaded a video to YouTube have you? Their creator tools are actually incredible and their stats are a good way to tune their videos. Of course you shouldn't completely rely on them.
Also it isn't just the content. I rather use YouTube over Odysse, even if it's the same content. It's such a better experience, especially on mobile. Odysee is on the level YouTube was 10 years ago.
Also making a free video streaming site isn't really profitable. I don't know if YouTube still isn't profitable, but I've read reports from 2015 that it still wasn't profitable.
It makes sense that they now try to push things that make them money. They wouldn't push ads so hard if they weren't desperate.
Not necessarily true. They are mostly advertised as "music videos" or something like this. If YouTube would know it's porn or even CP, they wouldn't serve the ads and block the account.
There are other factors that also play a role like location or age.
I live in a village with about 1000 residents and I have to say that it's ok to get everywhere. It just becomes a problem if you want to drive back late or on Sundays because the bus doesn't come at that time
To the nearest train station I need around an hour when I walk. Usually that's not needed though. After that it's another hour to the nearest large city
Honestly, I played around with it for a little bit and then never used it again. Of course one of the reasons was that it was so hidden and I simply forgot.
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