It is morally correct to adblock youtube.
this post was submitted on 24 Sep 2024
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just cancel all subscriptions. None of them are worth it
Bitwarden is worth it. (Yes, I know, I should self host it. I do, but I still see it as a good deal. Also Hetzner is a good subscription. So yes, some are worth it
Agreed:
-Bitwarden
-Storage Share
-ControlD
-Real debrid
Backblaze as well. Can’t believe they let me store 20TB of backups for $10/mo.
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Line must go 🆙
ReVanced ❤️
The nice thing about hiking your prices by 50% is that unless a whole third of your users quit, you haven't lost anything.
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Out here on the high seas we have no gods and no masters.
And that, kids, is why you should pirate. Paying customers are restricted and being ripped off. Piracy gives freedom, it pays off, it makes sure you dont have to agree to stupid user agreements which take away you rights. Make sure to support your favorite creators though, through other platforms like Patreon. Don't take the money away from them. Just take away the power and control away from the evil mega corps like Google and Meta.
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- Firefox + uBO
- NewPipe/LibrePipe/GrayJay
- FreeTube
They all are free, no subscription required
And sorry Apple users, I don't know what option you have cuz I don't use Apple.
Freetube doesn't seem to work anymore (for me at least) as Google went hard on blocking all invidious instances and proxies...
Change your API backend to LocalAPI in the settings. It still works that way on Freetube and Libretube
How do you do that?
Working fine on librewolf so far.
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I switched from FF to librewolf. Less convenient, more privacy, no pesky G**gle partnerships, afaict.
iOS/iPadOS: Safari + AdGuard (+ Vinegar (optional))
macOS: Safari + AdGuard or Firefox + uBO or FreeTube
Also Revanced
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If history is any indication, they will complain and no significant number of them will cancel.
lol and they'll raise prices again next year. and people will complain for a minute, then renew their sub
when is this going to stop being news?
This is simply Business 101. Once you have a customer base you want to trade low-payers for high.
Did this with my computer business years ago. Woke up one day and said, "Why am I sweating these cheapskates that constantly bitch?" Fired them and kept the higher-paying, and less bitchy, clients. I was making more money for less effort and less overhead.
I don't know what amazes me more, that people keep paying when they know the price will keep going up, or that people bitch and moan. Last I checked, YouTube access isn't a human right. I'll keep using it until these is no way around their ads, but I'm not paying them a dime.
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Probably the ones that do subscribe are much less price sensitive.
Only up to 50%? I would much appreciate 100%. That would make users rethink their subscription.
Paying for service? Why those savages!
You gotta make up for a lack of innovation but just price gouging customers on absolutely everything. I only have Spotify because of the radio function but otherwise all of these services are absolute dog shit. They don’t offer anything new. They’ve just created a new set of moats for features, songs, videos, television and games. Eventually this system has to collapse because treating customers like employees that have no choice but to stay will lead people to innovate on piracy.
The AdBlockalypse.
I would love a solution for Samsung TVs, it's the only reason I pay for Premium.
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Funny, I still pay them my same flat fee of nada
maybe its time people redirect their money to supporting peertube
Unless the backlash is a huge percentage of users immediately stop using the service, they won't care. They already calculated how many users they'd lose and how much more profit they get to bring in off of those who decide to stay.
hey... Mister youtube. ... We are not americans, just poor europeans ! 😭
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