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If 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? (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 days ago by NONE_dc@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] normalexit@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

They parse the website for feeds, search, etc. It is a java library and it looks like they are using jsoup to parse the dom.

Using the website and actually establishing a connection to a video are separate things. The search side of things is essentially a headless browser that is just aimlessly looking for videos. As far as YouTube is concerned nothing is played during this process.

When you decide to commit and watch a video, the NewPipe client establishes a connection to the video stream, which doesn't count for YouTube stats.

YouTube counts a view for long-form content when a viewer watches for at least 30 seconds, while Shorts views count each time a short begins to play or replay, with no minimum watchtime. Valid views must come from human users, with limitations on how often the same person can generate views within a short timeframe to prevent fraud from bots or artificial inflation.