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Brave expands Basic Attention Token platform to YouTube

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321 points Helloworldboy | 2 comments | 17 Nov 17 14:45 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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joshuamorton ◴[17 Nov 17 16:40 UTC] No.15723512[source]▶
(disclosure, I work at google, and previously at YouTube)

This allows a user to donate to a content creator even if that creator doesn't have any way to get access the donations. That is, until youtubers start registering themselves in the payment tool, this is essentially watching someone's video, and then throwing money into a hole.

With other patronage systems, like patreon, you cannot donate money until the creator has an account. To me, that feels super sketch.

Edit: It reminded me to go and check my old bitcointip and altcointip accounts on reddit, on which I apparently had combined closed to $30 in BTC at today's prices, but which have both been shuttered and are now inaccessible. That's not promising.

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slewis ◴[17 Nov 17 17:16 UTC] No.15723862[source]▶
Brave could return the payment if it’s not collected after some time.
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1. four-yellow ◴[18 Nov 17 00:44 UTC] No.15727131[source]▶
Except they won't:

"Where does my contribution go if a publisher/website is not part of this program yet?

When there is about $100.00 USD in BAT for a specific publisher, from all contributors, Brave makes three attempts to complete the publisher verification process. We will hold unclaimed funds for a minimum of 90 days, after which it will be added to the UGP (User Growth Pool)."

https://brave.com/faq-payments/#formal-terms-conditions

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2. wmeredith ◴[18 Nov 17 01:43 UTC] No.15727345[source]▶
That’s pretty toxic if you ask me. They’re monetizing others’ content for their user growth.