NONE@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoIf a YouTube video is watched using a frontend such as Newpipe or Indivious, does it count as a view for the video? Why or why not?message-squaremessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up167arrow-down13
arrow-up164arrow-down1message-squareIf a YouTube video is watched using a frontend such as Newpipe or Indivious, does it count as a view for the video? Why or why not?NONE@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square23fedilink
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·edit-24 days agoEven watching on YouTube like that normally won’t show the counter go up. It’s not a real time counter.
minus-squareLemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 days agoThe only time I know YouTube view counts are accurate and not being fuzzed, is when I upload a video, instantly make it private, and never click on it. Zero views. Confirmed. 😊🤷🏼♀️
Even watching on YouTube like that normally won’t show the counter go up. It’s not a real time counter.
The only time I know YouTube view counts are accurate and not being fuzzed, is when I upload a video, instantly make it private, and never click on it. Zero views. Confirmed. 😊🤷🏼♀️