r/technology • u/Regular_Eggplant_248 • Jul 21 '25

Social Media YouTube wipes out thousands of propaganda channels linked to China, Russia, others

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/21/youtube-channels-propaganda-china-russia.html
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u/4wordSOUL Jul 22 '25

Only after they monetized an obscene amount of ad revenue off of it.

I'd be moved if they donated all of the revenue to struggling families in the poorest zip codes across the nation. Otherwise, this is all a performative game. They arbitrage the situation on both sides, making profits from the ad revenue until there is enough public outcry they can claim some moral/ethical/patriotic false valor in cutting off mountains of propganda they thorougly profitted off of.

'Don't be evil' my ass.

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u/Ornery-Creme-2442 Jul 22 '25

Exactly making money is their only concern. Let it brew for a while first till the revenue stagnates now suddenly wanna cancel things. The shit they allowed for years tells me they're full of shit