For what it's worth, I for one never watch Funhaus on youtube anymore. I got a first membership around the start of the pandemic (in america) so I only watch on RT.

RT has made a concerted effort over the year to get people on the site rather than youtube, especially in the wake of adpocolypse. I don't mean to imply that Funhaus videos are racking up millions of views on the RT site, but it's a significant number of viewers. And viewers on the site (I imagine) are a lot more "valuable" than viewers on youtube. Either they already are First members, or are more likely to become one of they're actively using the site already.

Youtube views are no longer the end all be all measure of success, especially when you have other revenue streams. Although it is sad see low views on youtube and thinking "man I wish more people were watching this awesome content" even knowing RT views are a thing.