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Poor analogy. Since when is an adblocker a crime?
Since websites depended on ad revenue to deliver the content and services that visitors consume?
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I stopped using the YouTube iPad app. Safari with ad blockers gets rid of all the scam ads.
Does safari on ipad gets an adblocker? I am using brave for that reason, but when other apps include a browser, for example rss readers, I get adds.
You can use AdGuard to block ads in Safari.
Re: Ask HN: Why hasn't YouTube removed those fake MrBeast $1000 giveaway ad scams?
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It could be argued it is a crime, depending on the court's interpretation of the DMCA's circumvention clause.
It could also be argued that a government body responsible for regulating crime suggests you use an ad block.
https://www.standard.co.uk/tech/fbi-recommends-ad-blocker-on...
Re: Ask HN: Why hasn't YouTube removed those fake MrBeast $1000 giveaway ad scams?
#35When asking "why?" for something like this, follow the money. This one is pretty simple: 1. The ad is paid for already by someone. 2. To remove an ad, there needs to be a system to report it (or an automation). 3. To check that system, requires human effort. 4. The human effort to review ads likely costs more than the ad paid to be displayed. 5. The effort to minimize that cost costs more than the revenue lost by dis…
With uBlock origin you pay $0 and skip ads.
I'm not unaware of this. It however doesn’t fit all my use cases and hence the price is still worth it.
Re: Ask HN: Why hasn't YouTube removed those fake MrBeast $1000 giveaway ad scams?
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With a get away driver you pay $0 and skip the check-out line.
Poor analogy. Since when is an adblocker a crime?
It's not a crime, and I use adblockers, but it's not hard to understand that using adblockers on websites which are ad-supported is a self-destructive cycle.