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

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 years ago (9 children)

Bro, the simple fact that Linus failed to recognize that ads are most of the time forced on you, with no paid opt-out alternative, had me cursing at him.

It's not piracy if I can't pay to get the product unaltered. PERIOD.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (7 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 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).