Oh yeah, if there was ever any reason to take their "advertising helps keep YouTube free" shit and tell them to blow it out their ass, it's the sheer amount of hateful garbage that they let those ads run on.

Just think of all the right wing bullshit and "anti-woke" content creators there are nowadays popping out bullshit. Look at all the YouTubers that have just gone full mask off because they found it's actually profitable.

Go search for X-Men, and look how many videos have come out in the last week that are nothing but commentary on the news about the non-binary character. Appreciate that that level of content is being produced with every headline. Think about the money being made there, by both youtube, and those content creators.

This is a hate machine that YouTube is directly funding. And until they stop that, they can take their whining about ad blockers and fuck right off.

Not only does YouTube allow content like this to be monetised, they are often also actively promoting it. Alt-right videos regularly pop up in YouTube recommendations, even for users who never watch any political content.

All that matters is engagement, and apparently that kind of content is very effective in keeping people watching. Regardless of the broader consequences.

YouTube and right-wing creators are profiting from ~~anti-trans~~ vitriol

The Sweet Baby Inc. situation is taking this to another level currently. Maybe it's my bubble, but it seems everyone is talking about it.

Just like the Press profits from just about all inane political statements out there and the subsequent responses...

mediamatters is as trustworthy as a political hack.