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Why do YouTube views freeze at 301?

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What it is

Numberphile visits YouTube to learn why view counts on new videos used to freeze at 301. It explains that YouTube holds counts while it verifies views aren't from bots or fakes.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Linked whenever the 301 view freeze or view-count validation comes up, as the standard short explanation.

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What HN commenters said

  1. “here's a good video on why it happens”

    Explains why YouTube view counts freeze at 301.

    citricsquid, 2012-12 · Recommendation · in “Gangnam Style hitting 1 billion YouTube views”

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Topics: 301 views, numberphile, view counting, youtube quirks

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