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YouTube tests removing viewer counts — here’s what we know
(www.tomsguide.com)
This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.
That's their end goal: no choice whatsoever, you watch 30 minutes of ads, followed by the 30 second video the algorithm wants you to watch (which is also an ad), 30 more minutes of ads, and so on.
And, since they also own chrome, you can't go to any other page without first spending at least six hours watching youtube.