SoSacramento.com View Policy

SoSacramento.com consist of embedded videos with no Autoplay. This allows our clients to get view credit on YouTube.

You must click the play button and watch at least 30 seconds consecutively for the view to count on YouTube.

You cannot watch 10 seconds in the beginning, 10 seconds in the middle, and 10 sections at the end and expect the view to count on YouTube.

It’s best to watch at least the first 30 seconds of the video with no interruptions.

If someone clicks the Replay button then that view will not count on SoSacramento.com but will count on YouTube if the user watches at least 30 seconds of the video again.

YouTube View Policy

How video views are counted

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We’re rolling out an update to improve system accuracy and validation of views across YouTube. You may see view fluctuations on your channel from January 29, 2018, as more or fewer views may be marked as invalid than before.

YouTube video views reflect how many times a video has been watched and can be an important measure of a video’s overall popularity.

We want to make sure that videos are being viewed by actual humans and not computer programs. During the first couple of hours after a video has been published, we’ll only show views that our systems believe to be valid. This might not yet show all legitimate views at that time.

After quality views are counted, view count updates more frequently. The process of including all quality views can take some time depending on a video’s popularity and viewership. Afterward, the view count updates more frequently, but keep in mind that we’re constantly validating views, so view count can always be adjusted.

Frozen view count

On some videos, the view count might seem frozen or not show all the views that you expect. Video views are algorithmically validated to maintain fair and positive experiences for content creators, advertisers, and users. To verify that views are real and accurate, YouTube may temporarily slow down, freeze, or adjust the view count, as well as discard low-quality playbacks.