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The Problem with Linus Tech Tips: Accuracy, Ethics, & Responsibility (www.youtube.com)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

YouTube premium is exactly that though, isn't it? Not that I agree with either side, just trying to comprehend

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You still get their obnoxious "screwdriver, lttstore, waterbottle" reminders in every single video. Their 10sec in-video ads aren't that bad, but other channels have 2min ads within 8min videos. Which mean's paying users still get more ads than someone with browser extensions/modified apps.

The whole thing is a race to the bottom. People use adblock because there are just too many Youtube ads. Creators get less money from Youtube, so they resort to more and more in-video ads, and eventually SponsorBlock gets more appealing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I've generally liked LTT's approach to ads since it means I can hit the right arrow key twice to skip the ad entirely but I hear you for sure.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

YouTube premium is supposed to be this, but it is apparently glitching enough that you get plenty of results for "YouTube premium still showing ads" web searches, and it does nothing against sponsor spots.

I would shut up if Google implemented a sponsor block feature for premium users, and fixed their ads showing to (too many) premium subscribers. Buy they don't. As it stands, paying for premium to get rid of ads is as efficient as using DoNotTrack (which is effectively just added data for fingerprinting).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Huh. I've had Premium for years and never once had it show me ads anyway. Crazy that other people have.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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[–] UhBell 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've never once seen an ad on YT premium wtf?

[–] big_slap 1 points 1 year ago

yeah me neither. have the family plan since the program started