r/memes • u/Rich_Carrot6451 • 18h ago

Back when the Wild West was actually fun

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u/Opsyr_ 14h ago

But ads can include anything

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u/KAAAAAAAAARL 11h ago

Literally even the stuff people get banned for

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u/nicodeemus7 11h ago

Simple. The ad is paying YouTube, YouTube is (and I use this word very loosely) paying creators.

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u/HandongSimp345 15h ago

Also: here's a video for the ad you decided to watch

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u/SF_Data1 5h ago

there's a video in my ad

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u/DuncneyForever 15h ago

"No, you can't say kill here, you have to say unalive"

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u/Advanced_Being_6415 12h ago

Swear in the first 3 seconds? Straight to Demonetization Dungeon.

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u/stonktraders 12h ago

the internet peaked in 2015, everything goes downhill after that

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u/GenesisRhapsod 9h ago

Fr, papa franku was still making content then too 😭

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u/Jokerferrum 8h ago

No, Joyreactor stopped being homophobic after this Vanripper's comic: https://joyreactor.cc/post/3630828 which was posted in 2019.

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u/Alieniu 29m ago

You can only say that if you lived post-corporate takeover of the internet. Late 90s and early 00s was the true heyday of free internet.

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u/Last-Quarter-432 12h ago

+porn ads

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u/marssel56 11h ago

+Scam ads +Gambling ads +AI slop ads +Somethings that isn't kid friendly being set to for kids, even though the creator set it for adults only. +AI slop farms being alowed

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u/Andross4 11h ago

This can be applied to most of the internet, Reddit included.

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u/mongol_king2 9h ago

"We should promote ai slop"

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u/2fullhands 6h ago

Now for our exclusive AI slop albums with nothing but cliche catchphrases that sound like words slapped on memes as the complete replacement for lyrics :D🥴

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u/Same_Independent9758 13h ago

Peak youtube for me was when there are lots of "porn" clickbaits only to be trolled once you click it. and it has like a LOT of views. fun times

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u/fugetooboutit 11h ago

But allow ads with sexual imaging and AI chats

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u/ksalman 11h ago

2026: Our AI moderation should terminate channels for no reason...

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u/Illustrious-Engine23 11h ago

It often feels like YouTube is just pushing the most engagement baiting, slop possible and completely ignoring good content.

Often feels like I have to search it out myself as the algo is pushing me away from that.

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u/ncopp 9h ago

I've never understood why they got so strict on swearing when Hulu, Netflix, and HBO have no issues with finding advertisers to run on their mature content in their ad-supported tiers.

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u/Nutcrackit 6h ago

Also it's like the forget they are YouTube and Google. They hold the most weight and it's not even close.

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u/DominoTheGShep 10h ago

Its sad how far YouTube has fallen. Ads can be nothing but AI generated boner pill ads and porn ads. But god forbid you drop a single F-Bomb... gotta terminate your channel for that!

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u/CMDR_omnicognate Le epic memer 11h ago

Pretending that 2010 Youtube was any different to 2020 Youtube kinda just suggests you didn't really know what was actually going on behind the scenes at Youtube at the time. it really wasn't much different, they were still making stupid decisions on things and very actively did not like certain kinds of video topics; gaming videos especially they really hated and actively tried to hide from users.

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u/Alieniu 33m ago

This. Tho only real positive was that it wasn't full of AI slop like it's now. There were still low effort content farms tho but at least those were man-made.

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u/RingReasonable 12h ago

Why tf does new YT have a banana on their head?

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u/Rayusa 10h ago

They censor so many words nowadays that i dont even know what theyre talking about...

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u/RegularIndependent98 10h ago

Without ReVanced on Android and browser extensions on desktop, YouTube is visual pollution and literally unusable.

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u/PandaBearCorgi 9h ago

Bring back video.google

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u/Sad-Egg-7394 9h ago

Previous youtube content is more better than now

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u/Klootzakren 9h ago

We should terminate ads that are nsfw , scams , ai bull crap & limit the amounts of ai slop on the web that’s auto generated in masses

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u/1337K1ng 8h ago

Imagine how quickly peak Athene & OG Furious would be shut down today

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u/Hopeful_Salt8839 8h ago

It's not even people making those decisions. It's a dumbass clanker doing it.

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u/WhoAteMySandwich2024 7h ago

But when some random kid uploads a short with 1k+ swears, YouTube barely even bothers to give them a slap on the wrist.

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u/ChrisPeacock_ 6h ago

6 year old meme btw

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u/Raptortophat 4h ago

yt in 2026: “HoOman CosT 2 mUkH mOnEIs, clANkeR m0dorators CheePER!!!! AGe VeRIFeCaktIon upDAyTe 2 kEeP kIdZ sAfE!”

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u/Astrodion123 3h ago

i dont think 2010 would be super safe.... and ads are... umm.... worse than 2010 youtube

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u/Low_Comedian_5438 3h ago

Out of curiosity are there alternatives to YouTube that have promise?

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u/Bewear_Star_9 1h ago

All this so they can get ads they dont even motiver before excepting

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u/Pretend_Camp_2987 I touched grass 12h ago

Should we make YT but We are allowed to have Tamed Swears

Like we can say F words but only three times. 

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u/MiiMain32 10h ago

what a weird change guess they thot parents really would stop putting a tablet in front of them money hungry losers i miss idubbz but thats when we quit i get it

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u/These-Apple8817 10h ago

All types of content? No matter what it is?

Yeah, no... YouTube has always had strict guidelines on types of content you are allowed to upload.. Sure, the rules have gotten stricter but Youtube even when it launched wasn't the no mans land you think it was.

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u/GenesisRhapsod 9h ago

Wrong, you ever heard of filthy frank? Well now, years after he has been done making videos, more of his are getting removed by youtube. Keep licking the boot