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YouTube's ban leads to a record number of users uninstalling their ad-blockers (www.zdnet.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Why? Just delete your cookies and the counter resets. And even if you didn't want to do that why not just exempt the site?

[–] witheyeandclaw 10 points 1 year ago

The article says there are huge numbers of installs and uninstalls because of people trying different blockers. It’s a really misleading headline.

[–] FrostyTrichs 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Because the bulk of YouTube users are borderline tech illiterate.

[–] NeutralFlame 1 points 1 year ago

Most people don’t really understand the tech and just act on impulse. I think some of these users after seeing how atrocious and invasive ads have become will reinstall the blockers