• x00za@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 months ago

    Why are we the ones that need to pay?

    Bandwidth and storage is not free. So the person uploading something and using the platform to distribute that content should be the one paying? Right? Or did we totally forget that?

    • Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      The ones that pay are the ones running the ads. If the content creators have to pay, they will be the ones doing ads. This is how AV content has worked since the dawn of broadcast radio.

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      2 months ago

      So then you have to pay the content creator to watch their videos? Like float plane? Creators aren’t doing this for free and they need to make a living.