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It depends if Google ranks all users' watch time the same or less profitable users are weighted less in the "algorithm"

If all users' are ranked the same then loyal adblocking users can still help a lot

It's weighted on the individuals watch time, not all of YouTube's watch time. That's why it's so good for small channels. The most amount of your money goes to whatever channels you watch the most, regardless of their size.

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