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Show HN: Tell YouTube Ads to Fuck Off

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Re: Show HN: Tell YouTube Ads to Fuck Off

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Post by paulcole »

gnuj3 wrote: post #12

What ads is he talking about?

The ones that are so offensive to Hacker News commenters that they will rail wildly against them, call YouTube’s business practices scummy because of them, and make a new hobby of blocking them rather than pay $14 a month for YouTube Premium.

Re: Show HN: Tell YouTube Ads to Fuck Off

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Post by AuthorizedCust »

otteromkram wrote: post #23
OtomotO wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I remember 2004, when ads on the web were incredibly annoying. There was (loud) sound, and half the information was buried under ads for certain pages. Me being a teenager back then, decided I've had enough after a late night gaming session with friends ended with a stupid website screaming in my ear to buy a new car. I installed an ad blocker and since then my web experience is (mostly) ad free. When I see ads I imm…

How have you paid them with your lifetime (whatever that means)? Especially since you've been actively avoiding advertisements. Follow-up: If you like someone's YouTube content, how would you suggest they be compensated?

> If you like someone's YouTube content, how would you suggest they be compensated?

Not my problem to solve.

Perhaps content creators or those who host their content can find less offensive ways of monetizing?

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