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[–] flubba86 -4 points 4 months ago (3 children)

But they didn't invent that. They bought YouTube after it was already popular. The only thing they've done to the platform is put in more ads.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 4 months ago

YouTube launched in 2005 and was bought by Google in 2006. It has been a Google service for 95% of its existence. I'm pretty sure Google did other stuff in that 18 years than "put in more ads."

[–] slurpinderpin 9 points 4 months ago

Was that a qualifier? "What exactly does google have left that people like?" Youtube, they have youtube

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago

And destroying the rating system from points based, to thumps up and down relation, to thumps up only.