Algorithm, Search & Distribution
Embedded player
Also called: embed, embedded views, off-site player
Anyone can copy the embed code from the share menu and drop your video into a blog post or a course platform. Playback still runs through YouTube's player, so the watch counts against the same video and Studio files the traffic under External with the referring domain named.
Embedding can be switched off per video in the upload settings. What matters is the quality of the placement: a page that autoplays the player muted in a corner hands you a play and no viewer, and the site owner can pull the embed whenever they like.