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YouTube is testing a more aggressive approach against ad blockers

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Re: YouTube is testing a more aggressive approach against ad blockers

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Post by defrost »

0xfedbee wrote: post #2

> Child is dying from choking. YouTube search: how to stop a baby from choking > Two 30 second ads about how important vitamins are for me to get pregnant Meanwhile baby is dead. Install adblocker so I can save my next eligible heir quickly. > Next baby is choking. Quickly open YouTube. YouTube: you are blocked. Now I have two dead babies but thank god I know how to get pregnant again because of those Vitamins.

Sounds crazy, who lives like that?

Try this (or equivilant):

https://stjohnwa.com.au/first-aid-training

and qualify for additional pay if you work onsite and are prepared to be listed as a first on scene (while the professionals are in transit) responder.

Re: YouTube is testing a more aggressive approach against ad blockers

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Post by suddenclarity »

lm28469 wrote: post #18
0xfedbee wrote: post #2

> Child is dying from choking. YouTube search: how to stop a baby from choking > Two 30 second ads about how important vitamins are for me to get pregnant Meanwhile baby is dead. Install adblocker so I can save my next eligible heir quickly. > Next baby is choking. Quickly open YouTube. YouTube: you are blocked. Now I have two dead babies but thank god I know how to get pregnant again because of those Vitamins.

With that logic everything should be free and provided on the spot, even for the 0.001% scenarios

I'm being a bit silly but the thought of implementing constant free public transport to allow for evacuation during a nuclear attack made me smile.

Re: YouTube is testing a more aggressive approach against ad blockers

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Post by pwdisswordfishc »

rakoo wrote: post #30
galkk wrote: post #4

YouTube premium family is best value for money for all streaming services. Just don’t waste time on adblocking, as it works reliably only on desktop. I used ublock and it was more or less cuccessfully fighting ads on desktop, but they still were present on phone (new pipe just sucks, and I moved to iPhone anyways), iPad, Xbox and tv. Premium removed all of them. Also gave downloads for offline viewing. I still use sp…

> new pipe just sucks What's wrong with newpipe ?

Incessant crashing, for one.

Re: YouTube is testing a more aggressive approach against ad blockers

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Post by _trackno5 »

unmole wrote: post #23
eimrine wrote: post #20

I love this idea because finally there is some force which can make me less watching youtube and I certainly am not going to deepen my profile with a bank credentials (but I would pay for premium with crypto if it will be possible)

> deepen my profile with a bank credentials (but I would pay for premium with crypto if it will be possible Bull fucking shit. There are services like Privacy.com which allow you to pay without deepening your profile .

Not everyone lives in the US, buddy

Re: YouTube is testing a more aggressive approach against ad blockers

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Post by danielEM »

suddenclarity wrote: post #21

I get that people hate companies but $7 a month for unlimited video on any device with 500 hours uploaded every minute. That's a decent deal. The only drawback is that you don't get Sponsorblock on smart devices. People seem to overestimate how much the average person care about online outrage. Netflix, Reddit, Twitter.. They all seem fine despite being declared dead numerous times.

I'm not entirely convinced that youtube is actually worth $7 a month. Ofc, I'm also far away from saying it is worth nothing, but not gonna pay 7USD unless I'm getting something extra (I mean content, maybe movies???) than just no ads. Otherwise once blocked will switch to other platforms, eg. https://d.tube/, vimeo, etc...

Re: YouTube is testing a more aggressive approach against ad blockers

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Post by sBqQu3U0wH »

suddenclarity wrote: post #21

I get that people hate companies but $7 a month for unlimited video on any device with 500 hours uploaded every minute. That's a decent deal. The only drawback is that you don't get Sponsorblock on smart devices. People seem to overestimate how much the average person care about online outrage. Netflix, Reddit, Twitter.. They all seem fine despite being declared dead numerous times.

>$7 a month for unlimited video on any device with 500 hours uploaded every minute.

This is irrelevant. 99.9% of content is garbage and / or not relevant to me. Also, I really don't watch that much so why should I be paying ~8 EUR a month to watch a few videos without ads? Moreover, I don't earn that much, so even that amount is a noticeable loss.

Re: YouTube is testing a more aggressive approach against ad blockers

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Post by odessacubbage »

suddenclarity wrote: post #21

I get that people hate companies but $7 a month for unlimited video on any device with 500 hours uploaded every minute. That's a decent deal. The only drawback is that you don't get Sponsorblock on smart devices. People seem to overestimate how much the average person care about online outrage. Netflix, Reddit, Twitter.. They all seem fine despite being declared dead numerous times.

it kind of boils down to a question of who is the actual customer? me or advertisers? if i'm paying a subscription to youtube, then i don't want post-adpocalypse censorship & sanitization.

Re: YouTube is testing a more aggressive approach against ad blockers

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Post by kayxspre »

MaxikCZ wrote: post #16
ytthrowaway wrote: post #7

you can use vpn to sign up to youtube premium from india or some other cheap location without strict address requirements and pay two bucks a month

Isnt youtube basically merged with google, thus you need to have separare indian account jusr for google?

Not really. You need a separate payment profile in the country you intend to subscribe to it. My Play Store profile is USA-based, but I'm in Thailand and I subscribe for the 1-year plan for $44.99. A new payment profile is created for YouTube billing, though I deleted it as it's quite a hassle to manage different profile; I'll create a new one if needed.
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