From: Nomen Nescio References: <18a0e09fbe960387$562$2607234$4016de43@news.newsgroupdirect.com> <20260506.210205.d6a6d980@yamn.paranoici.org> Subject: Re: U.S. Bans Foreign Made Routers Message-ID: Date: Thu, 7 May 2026 12:16:11 +0200 (CEST) Newsgroups: alt.cyberpunk.tech, alt.privacy.anon-server, comp.internet.services.google, news.software.nntp Path: csiph.com!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!sewer!news.dizum.net!not-for-mail Organization: dizum.com - The Internet Problem Provider X-Abuse: abuse@dizum.com Injection-Info: sewer.dizum.com - 2001::1/128 Xref: csiph.com alt.cyberpunk.tech:1271 alt.privacy.anon-server:101193 comp.internet.services.google:1408 news.software.nntp:12057 On 06 May 2026, Anonymous posted some news:20260506.210205.d6a6d980@yamn.paranoici.org: > From what I have read, youtubers do not get paid for likes and > comments. They are continuously asking for likes and comments because > they are attention freaks who thrive on statistics. I should think > that if someone clicks on the youtube advertiment that pops in before > their video starts, that they might get paid from that. I personally > am sick of the devious statements they try to use on people to get them > to like and make a comment. This usually entails saying something like > "I want to hear where your are listening from" or asking people to make > a comment as to a question they ask they viewers in the 'peanut galley' > (referencing the children sitting in a small side gallery while filming > the 1950s Houdy Doody Show). I never reply and very rarely click the > up check box. YouTube's AI has totally fucked up the experience. Why should I have to see two ads to listen to a three minute song that has another AD pop up halfway through it for a total of three ads? Another thing to piss you off. YouTube has random videos auto-playing as soon as the app is opened - some of them screaming and making loud noises. Whenever it does that, I vote down the next ten videos I see.