YouTube will now count a view as soon as a video starts playing
TMWNN
13 points
8 comments
August 18, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (2 comments)
feverzsj
Yes. More enshittification.
oenton
Oh joy. Does this include the YouTube shorts that auto play when I open the mobile app? I know, my fault for having it installed.