I would posit that google has determined that it’s more profitable to keep viewers on YouTube via controlling the viewing experience vs whatever additional ad revenue they’d gain by making videos more easily indexable
This is exactly it. It's the same business logic that is employed in the regular Google Search.
Google doesn't make money from giving you correct search results. It makes money by keeping you searching for the results you want.
This is exactly it. It's the same business logic that is employed in the regular Google Search.
Google doesn't make money from giving you correct search results. It makes money by keeping you searching for the results you want.