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YouTube is Losing The War Against Adblockers (www.howtogeek.com)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology

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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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[+] timewarp -43 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I know right... Why should content creators be able to make money from content. Am I right?

[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You're joking, but you're right.

Once the content has been created, the near-zero marginal cost of online distribution makes the concept of charging for copies wholly untenable.

The furry community figured this out years ago, our creators work on commission or paid subscription through Patreon or one of its ilk. They (mostly) don't care where you freely share their work because they already got paid.

[–] chonglibloodsport 13 points 3 months ago (2 children)

The knives are out for Patreon. Apple is looking to carve a big chunk out of that revenue. Google and Amazon (owner of Twitch) will not be far behind. Believe me, Google and Twitch are very unhappy that creators skip the platform monetization methods and just tell viewers to go to Patreon to bypass the heavy commissions.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Patreon deserves to die, their cut of the subscription income is extortionate for what amounts to a very limited web hosting platform.

Open-source alternatives like Mirlo or Cloud Patron will take its place, it's only a matter of time.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Or SubscribeStar or any of the other alternatives.

[–] essteeyou 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Great time for Patreon to expand more into content delivery.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago

Patreon is jacked to the tits with vc money and enshittifying at a breakneck speeds. Done expect goods innovations from it in the future

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The same reasons as open source software devs.

[–] timewarp -2 points 3 months ago

Some content creators but not most of them. A lot of open source software advertises too.