YouTube is cracking down on clickbait

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YouTube is cracking down on clickbait - feddit.nl

Lemmy

YouTube is clickbait. This is like them saying they’re going to crack down on their own advertising model.

Youtube literally tell their wagies they need to make click but like this ugly ass thumbnails with up-close mug shots.

I am not sure what data they have to support it but I don't click these thumbnails but mrbeastade a career off them lol

Veritasium made a video about it, his example video only performed better after switching the thumb and title to something more clickbaity.
Clickbait is Unreasonably Effective

YouTube
LTT did the same experiment. The stupid O-faces just work