https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattno...counts-not-used-in-two-years/?sh=1898bbb87103
WTF! First twitter, now YouTube and Google? What's their plan?
WTF! First twitter, now YouTube and Google? What's their plan?
Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuure! It's about the space!Doubt there's any grand conspiracy...they just seem to be reclaiming some server space.
You realize that this will affect lots of great YouTube channels (especially for gaming) that haven't made new uploads for more than two years but still have great material ,right? And since YouTube's double standards isn't a thing, I bet this new policy will also affect YouTube's approved channels (and yes, I'm sarcastic).They should do this for all platforms. I have at least half a dozen ghost Facebook accounts from various bans over the years that are just cluttering up the interwebs.
I know...it just doesn't make any sense that a business in the US would do something that makes or saves them money. /sSuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuure! It's about the space!
Did NOT think about that.Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuure! It's about the space!
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You realize that this will affect lots of great YouTube channels (especially for gaming) that haven't made new uploads for more than two years but still have great material ,right? And since YouTube's double standards isn't a thing, I bet this new policy will also affect YouTube's approved channels (and yes, I'm sarcastic).
Two years is plenty of time.Eh... What is the possibility of deleting the wrong accounts? Also, isn't two years too short?
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That is a problem. I'm sure that anything worthwhile will get reuploaded, but the original uploaders will lose out on potential ad revenue, and views, like counts and comments will be lost. Then again, if they still pay attention to the channel and care about ad revenue, it's not difficult to keep the channel from being deleted.Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuure! It's about the space!
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You realize that this will affect lots of great YouTube channels (especially for gaming) that haven't made new uploads for more than two years but still have great material ,right? And since YouTube's double standards isn't a thing, I bet this new policy will also affect YouTube's approved channels (and yes, I'm sarcastic).
Worth noting that this only targets Youtube channels with no videos. Meaning creators who have since quit or died will keep their channels live.https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattno...counts-not-used-in-two-years/?sh=1898bbb87103
WTF! First twitter, now YouTube and Google? What's their plan?
If I owned the system and I had to pay for the server space of a service that is not useful to anybody (and from which I can't profit because it is not being used), then yes, it would be about space, it would obviously be about space.Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuure! It's about the space!
There is enough obscure but valuable stuff* on there, people losing a game of beat the bus and the like that I don't know if I can get there for that.That is a problem. I'm sure that anything worthwhile will get reuploaded, but the original uploaders will lose out on potential ad revenue, and views, like counts and comments will be lost. Then again, if they still pay attention to the channel and care about ad revenue, it's not difficult to keep the channel from being deleted.
It's the sensible and logical way for companies to deal with dormant accounts.I have decade old accounts which I wish I could delete but have forgotten the passwords to. Google is doing me a favour.
Makes sense, 15 Gb per account when there's a few thousand unused accounts equals a pretty big numberDoubt there's any grand conspiracy...they just seem to be reclaiming some server space.