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YouTube Does This Everytime You Watch (but you don't realize it) (www.youtube.com)

submitted 2 years ago by fruitywelsh@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.ml

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Behind every simple action that we do everyday is very often something incredibly complex: countless systems and protocols and just tons of stuff that all works together to give you ungrateful folks the perception that everything is simple and seamless. Well.. once you dive in, it's not.

Note: this is not a comprehensive analysis and it missing on many pieces like CDNs, half of the OSI model, most of the complexities of h264 and the fact that other codecs and streaming protocols can be used depending on video and device. But hey, at least you got rickrolled.

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[–] maynarkh@feddit.nl 1 points 2 years ago

And this does not even touch the convoluted ad exchanges that run a bidding war for your every impression, the auction starting when you request the page and it has already ended when Youtube served the winners as two unskippable ads at the beginning of your video.