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YouTube Will ‘Frustrate’ Some Users with Ads So They Pay for Music

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Re: YouTube Will ‘Frustrate’ Some Users with Ads So They Pay for Music

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Post by bryanrasmussen »

herpderperator wrote: post #17

I have been paying for YouTube Red since 2015. I really like the YouTube Music app and how I can save songs for offline use, and how it's kept up-to-date with songs I like on YouTube (as well as recommended suggestions) whenever my phone goes on WiFi, so my playlist never gets old. You also get other perks like keeping a YouTube video playing in the background on your phone. I prefer using YouTube for music as oppose…

I actually don't want to pay for services from google though, nice if vimeo had something similar.

Re: YouTube Will ‘Frustrate’ Some Users with Ads So They Pay for Music

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Post by tinus_hn »

0xfaded wrote: post #77
WillPostForFood wrote: post #68

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The music industry isn’t a monolith, there is an array of companies and rights holders that control over a century’s worth of recorded music. The only single party that could step in and simplify the legal morass is the government.

This doesn't prevent the industry from getting together to make their product more accessible. It didn't stop them from banding together to make it less accessible (RIAA/MPAA).

The government has also already shown they can force licensing as they did for radio.

Re: YouTube Will ‘Frustrate’ Some Users with Ads So They Pay for Music

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Post by [deleted] »

lloeki wrote: post #70
yjftsjthsd-h wrote: post #38

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I'm pretty sure it would also be more expensive in terms of CPU and potentially disk.

The cost of concatenating two mp4† files is essentially zero. IIRC you can even `cat foo.mp4 bar.mp4 > baz.mp4` and it's supposed to still be valid mp4 (there may be same-codec restrictions, but even resolution can change).

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Re: YouTube Will ‘Frustrate’ Some Users with Ads So They Pay for Music

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Post by akuji1993 »

aunty_helen wrote: post #87

I use youtube for music in the car on the way to work and during work hours (which I have an adblocker for). Two experiences I'd like to relate, In the car, music being interrupted more often with annoying ads. Even more so in the last 3 months. Some ads even asking me to take a survey in the youtube app. This annoys me and makes me hate using youtube. Often will make me switch to using bandcamp (which I purchase mus…

Depends how you define "worked for them". Spotify is still not working profitable to this day.

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Post by icebraining »

notnot3 wrote: post #62
herpderperator wrote: post #17

I have been paying for YouTube Red since 2015. I really like the YouTube Music app and how I can save songs for offline use, and how it's kept up-to-date with songs I like on YouTube (as well as recommended suggestions) whenever my phone goes on WiFi, so my playlist never gets old. You also get other perks like keeping a YouTube video playing in the background on your phone. I prefer using YouTube for music as oppose…

uBlock and youtube-dl is the poor mans alternative. But I suppose it will not work so well on a phone.

uBlock works on a phone on Firefox (on Android). There's also NewPipe: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.schabi.newpipe/

Re: YouTube Will ‘Frustrate’ Some Users with Ads So They Pay for Music

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Post by akerro »

mitchty wrote: post #57
nkkollaw wrote: post #8

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Why don't you install an adblocker, which will block the ads for you?

I have one, not everything gets blocked.

Make sure you have these rules enabled https://i.imgur.com/S9pCwIc.png

This blocks all twitter/facebook/google/botnet widgets, other tracking elements, all ads, even those on youtube. Highly increases your privacy and browsing experience. I use these rules for so long I even forgot youtube has ads.

Re: YouTube Will ‘Frustrate’ Some Users with Ads So They Pay for Music

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Post by nkkollaw »

beedogs wrote: post #54
nkkollaw wrote: post #8

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Why don't you install an adblocker, which will block the ads for you?

Some people are labouring under the misapprehension that adblockers are immoral.

I think a 25' ad for a 5' video is a lot more immoral...

Re: YouTube Will ‘Frustrate’ Some Users with Ads So They Pay for Music

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Post by akerro »

nkkollaw wrote: post #95
mitchty wrote: post #57

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I have one, not everything gets blocked.

Ah, ok. Try AdGuard, it works great for YT ads.

uBlock has youtube specific rules, check my setup https://i.imgur.com/S9pCwIc.png

Re: YouTube Will ‘Frustrate’ Some Users with Ads So They Pay for Music

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Post by nkkollaw »

akerro wrote: post #99
nkkollaw wrote: post #95

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ah, ok. Try AdGuard, it works great for YT ads.

uBlock has youtube specific rules, check my setup https://i.imgur.com/S9pCwIc.png

Well, one or the other. I don't think it makes a difference.
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