YouTube is changing how it counts views to give the numbers a boost - The Verge

YouTube is changing the way it measures views, as it will now count a view when the first frame of a video starts to play.

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By tracking views from the instant a video starts to play, YouTubes new counter works more like TikTok, X, and Instagram.
By tracking views from the instant a v…