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PatrickforB

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5. This is not about getting rid of AI slop so viewers 'can have a better experience.' What YouTube really is doing

Reply to YoshidaYui (Original post)

Sat Jul 11, 2026, 09:04 PM

13 hrs ago

is positioning itself to be a new streaming empire like Netflix.

When stuff like this happens, it is ALWAYS about profits for shareholders. Never about the worker, the consumer or the good of the planet.

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