TangledHyphae@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoGoogle admits it's making YouTube worse for ad block userswww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square107fedilinkarrow-up1949arrow-down139
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minus-squareSinningStromgald@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoIf the service degrades to far due to using ad blockers then I’ll just stop watching anything on YouTube. Easy.
minus-squareWrench@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·1 year agoOkay then. That was always allowed.
minus-squareBradleyUffner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down2·1 year agoUmm, ok. You were not making them any money before, when you were blocking their ads, why would they care if you left?
minus-squareCrowAirbrush@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·1 year agoBecause the big channels will get a significant drop in views which lowers their sponsor pay and willingness to work with them.
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If the service degrades to far due to using ad blockers then I’ll just stop watching anything on YouTube. Easy.
Okay then. That was always allowed.
Umm, ok. You were not making them any money before, when you were blocking their ads, why would they care if you left?
Because the big channels will get a significant drop in views which lowers their sponsor pay and willingness to work with them.
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