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		antpls on May 27, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I was blackmailed – any YouTuber could be next Aren't YouTube's customers the advertisers paying to have their ads displayed? YouTubers are not customers. At best, I believe they are "partners" (like with Twitch)

Lev1a on May 27, 2020 | [–]

They are the people making the content ad companies can plaster their drivel on.

Essentially YT is a middleman between billboard manufacturers (content creators) and advertisers (drivel manufacturers).

causality0 on May 27, 2020 | [–]

Youtube Premium subscribers are customers.

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