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Ask HN: Why there are so many ads on YouTube?

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Re: Ask HN: Why there are so many ads on YouTube?

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kleer001 wrote: post #90
lambda_obrien wrote: post #55

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No, literally youtube had ads which just said things like, "does your kid hate it when youtube has commercials? Does it annoy you when they scream because of that? Pay us to remove them!" It works be one thing to advertise a service or product, but they just put ads in to literally annoy you into paying. I'm not kidding. I WAS a YouTube premium member until recently, but dropped it because of crap like this. I know t…

> I WAS a YouTube premium member until recently, but dropped it because of crap like this. That doesn't follow. How would you see ads if you're a YTP member? You standing up for a freeloader? Their annoyance is your annoyance? > it's a dick move to annoy users into paying you What else should they be doing? You an advertising genius? Maybe cut off free youtube entirely? Only a free hour a day? Show me someone else th…

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Re: Ask HN: Why there are so many ads on YouTube?

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Post by XCSme »

It's an ad-supported platform. They just do the math, if people keep watching even if they increase the number of ads, they will keep increasing it.

I personally use YouTube Premium for a few years and I like it, never having to watch ads on PC/tablet/TV is really nice.

Re: Ask HN: Why there are so many ads on YouTube?

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Post by cyrrus »

lambda_obrien wrote: post #81
tubularhells wrote: post #73

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why don't you use an adblocker?

Frankly, I hate dealing with tech outside of work and I would have to pihole my TV.

I don’t think pihole blocks YouTube ads because they originate from their own server

Re: Ask HN: Why there are so many ads on YouTube?

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Post by peruvian »

serix wrote: post #71
singularity2001 wrote: post #67

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I'd honestly pay for their premium 13$ per month if it wasn't Google: Doing so would allow them to cross reference all their tracking to my personal details, or at least to a fixed id.

I pay for family premium less than 6$ (I'm not from US though)

You can sign up for Premium under a VPN and get it for cheap, even in the US. I pay $3/mo for it.

Re: Ask HN: Why there are so many ads on YouTube?

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Post by lambda_obrien »

cyrrus wrote: post #104
lambda_obrien wrote: post #81

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Frankly, I hate dealing with tech outside of work and I would have to pihole my TV.

I don’t think pihole blocks YouTube ads because they originate from their own server

There ya go, hehe, I wouldn't want to deal with it.

Re: Ask HN: Why there are so many ads on YouTube?

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Post by BlameKaneda »

doctorwhat wrote: post #9
joelwilliamson wrote: post #7

Just use an adblocker. The only time I see see ads on YouTube are when I'm using someone else's browser.

Exactly. I don't understand people not having an ad blocker... Otherwise pi-hole is a good option for your local network.

I agree, but to anyone considering setting up Pi-Hole make sure that you don't go "overboard" with blocklists. I did and ended up blocking too much, to where regular Instagram posts, post messages, etc. were removed. It also slowed down my internet considerably, but that could be due to the excessive blocking.

We ended up uninstalling Pi-Hole and removing it from our network, which was a pain in the neck. I remember that simply removing the blocklists wasn't enough to undo the damage, which is why we had to go with the removal from network route.

I've considered revisiting Pi-Hole in the future, and I'd definitely be more cautious that time around.

Re: Ask HN: Why there are so many ads on YouTube?

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Post by noxer »

dangwu wrote: post #18
joelwilliamson wrote: post #7

Just use an adblocker. The only time I see see ads on YouTube are when I'm using someone else's browser.

A lot of people watch YouTube using their smart TVs.

They should be named dumb TVs because that what they are. I dont even own a TV anymore an I have no plan to change that. I just need the display to watch stuff not freaking android box. More money for high quality monitor that wont be obsolete because it no longer gets system updates.
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