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YouTube's next move might make it virtually impossible to block ads (www.androidpolice.com)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

They could use their monopolies to force advertisers to pay a fair amount for a decent ad instead of taking pennies to ruin the Internet. I never even considered using an ad blocker back when it was just banner ads. Or maybe they could stop being a full decade behind the times and add donations to YouTubers for a cut. If they add value to premium instead of trying to remove value from the base experience they could even triple dip on these ideas.