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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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[–] Static_Rocket 39 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I want the statistic on how many Google employees use ad blockers now. It's basically a necessity.

[–] Nastybutler 15 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I'm sure Google employees get Premium for free

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

They still probably use ad blockers for other sites though. It's essential on the Internet these days.

The number of malware or otherwise malicious ads is too damn high. There are articles that are so filler they literally have less content than ads, it's an embarrassment.

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

Premium doesn't have downvote count and sponsor skip.

The pirated version of youtube is better than the paid one.

Google should spend time improving their service instead of being assholes.

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

Dislikes is why I left anyway! XD

I even left ads on for nearly a year until a particularly metally hazardous on pushed me to turn them off, and I haven't gone back since. On the occasion I use YT outside my ecosystem, it suddenly feels so much worse.

[–] x00z 2 points 3 months ago

It's pretty sad how not having the money for it makes it unbearable, while all of them don't need to experience it, disconnecting them from their practices.