NONE@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months 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-square14fedilinkarrow-up155arrow-down13
arrow-up152arrow-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 · 2 months agomessage-square14fedilink
minus-squareMultiplexer@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-22 months 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).
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).