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YouTube isn't happy you're using ad blockers — and it's doing something about it (mashable.com)
submitted 1 year ago by L4s to c/technology
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YouTube isn't happy you're using ad blockers — and it's doing something about it::undefined

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's harder to profit from that, so obviously that's not the direction things went.

[–] TotallynotJessica 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

To be fair, they aren't exactly profiting from the current strategy.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Youtube itself might not be making a profit, but I double Google as a whole isn't by having YouTube. They keep you in their ecosystem longer, and that's good for them regardless of if you're watching ads.