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Uninstalls? Would’ve thought most people savvy to blocker extensions in the first place would know how to disable them for specific troublesome sites, but... (shrug emoji).
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Ads mostly make money for Google not the channel owners, there is a reason most creators look to other services (sponcers, patron, etc)
This is trivially untrue. Youtube content creators are the ones who turn on ads and receive the majority revenue share from ads. They also make money from Youtube Premium subscribers, and users can even directly subscribe to channels on Youtube for a monthly fee just like on Patreon. All of those tools are already there on Youtube, so I'm not convinced the crackdown is changing the dynamic for content creators nor fo…
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I've never seen anyone talk about how we have this underclass of internet user that subsidizes the services of everyone more tech-savvy because they don't use ad-blockers. I'm a big proponent of these crackdowns and hope we see a renormalization of the subscription model.
YouTube is imo one of the best sites on the internet. Both in terms of content that I personally enjoy and improves my life, as well as its role on the internet overall, where they provide a FREE service that allows EVERYONE to upload as much video as they want, and see what kind of response it gets from a global audience, and even to get paid for their content. I am 100% happy to pay for YouTube. And the bonus is, I don't have to see ads. Sure, many of the videos I watch these days are sponsored and have some short shout-out to the sponsor, but it doesn't bother me.
I avoid anything with Ads and will simply avoid YouTube, as I already have been avoiding it for a long time for simply not having useful content.
To suggest YouTube doesn't have "useful" content seems objectively false. I think it should be considered the 8th wonder of the world. Need to see how to install a car seat? Need to fix a burner on your stove? Need to learn Hindi? Need to hear a live version of a Tom Waits song he only played once? Need to learn more about Philippine-American War? Need to learn what the difference between effect and affect is? My wif…
Second that. If YouTube videos disappeared, I think internet would lose half its worth.
I still hate their limited suggestions and discoverability, but the content is top notch. Many researchers publish YT videos for their papers, and don't publish on any other platform. So YT is the cutting edge of science as well.
Good, the fight isn't over. We cannot let ads win. We cannot be forced to be manipulated into buying things we don't need for the good of capitalism. It is not our duty to be allowed to be indoctrinated for the good of Google's bottom line.
Ads are driving consumerism which is literally burning the planet. Fighting against ads is necessary for our survival as a species.
I took off adblocking on Youtube just to see if I could get along with continuing to use Youtube in a frictionless way. The answer is no, because Youtube's current crop of ads is full of outright scams and conspiracy theory stuff. Content that would probably be massively de-emphasized by the youtube algorithm or even outright banned is apparently okay to show as long as you pay Google a few thousand dollars to run it…