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-square23linkfedilinkarrow-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-square23linkfedilink
minus-squareMultiplexer@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-24 days agoYes, it does. I had the same question a while back and tested it with an obscure video I had published myself (20 views within 10 years or so…) Views using Newpipe were counted. But only once (when watching multiple times in a row).
minus-squareNorah (pup/it/she)@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 days agoI think it would have only counted once, even if you watched on Youtube directly. They’re pretty serious about preventing view count manipulation these days.
Yes, it does.
I had the same question a while back and tested it with an obscure video I had published myself (20 views within 10 years or so…)
Views using Newpipe were counted.
But only once (when watching multiple times in a row).
I think it would have only counted once, even if you watched on Youtube directly. They’re pretty serious about preventing view count manipulation these days.