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submitted 5 months ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world

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YouTube is intensifying efforts to combat adblockers, including blocking video playback and warning users of potential account suspension.
Increased ads on YouTube have driven many users to adblockers, hurting both YouTube’s ad revenue and content creators reliant on ad-based income.
Despite these measures, many users are leaving YouTube or finding workarounds, leading creators to seek alternative revenue streams off-platform.

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[–] sudo42@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago

No, this can’t be. They took all of our personal information so they could use AI to tailor ads to exactly what we wanted at any given moment.

[–] fxdave@lemmy.ml 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

If they want to fight hard, they just add the ads into the stream.

[–] Mataresian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Like Twitch you mean? I think that has been blocked as well. And other addblockers can even skip adds within yt videos

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[–] xelar@lemmy.ml 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Meanwhile Odysee goes ads free...

[–] TBi@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Who is paying for it so?

[–] xelar@lemmy.ml 0 points 5 months ago (2 children)

users for premium i guess

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[–] Teknikal@eviltoast.org 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (6 children)

Any one else watch the Linux tech tips video (degooglefying) where he tried to claim blocking ads was Piracy.

That pissed me off because blocking ads is honestly just protecting yourself against viruses which appear even on ads on Google etc.

Also who am I depriving of their property by blocking ads, F you linus.

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[–] Phegan@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago

Make your platform so bad in the interest of shareholders so no one wants to use your platform anymore. It's a story as old as capitalism.