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YouTube will now count a view as soon as a video starts playing
techcrunch.com/2026/08/17/youtube-will-now-count-a-view-as-soon-as-a-video-starts-playing/
This is because they just fucked everyone by doubling the minimum views to get paid.
And turned YouTube into even more incentive to generate clickbait.
Revenue is already largely based on watch time, so if people click away after a couple seconds, you didn’t really get anything anyway. Plus you tell the algorithm that your videos will cause a room of people to leave quickly