• kamen@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Like others mentioned - yes, I mean the bandwidth from the perspective of the one providing the service. For the same bandwidth that someone watched 10% of a video, paused it and never watched the remaining 90%, you can show those same 90% to someone else who’d actually watch it. That’s without counting the small overheads here and there, but hopefully you get the idea.

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      2 months ago

      Well, if they didn’t push trash with their algorithms, maybe people would finish more videos.

      • kamen@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        Tell this to them, not to me. Moreover I’m not talking about a specific site but rather about the general technical implications you’d have if you’re hosting something.