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YouTube is Losing The War Against Adblockers (www.howtogeek.com)

submitted 3 months ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world

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YouTube is intensifying efforts to combat adblockers, including blocking video playback and warning users of potential account suspension.
Increased ads on YouTube have driven many users to adblockers, hurting both YouTube’s ad revenue and content creators reliant on ad-based income.
Despite these measures, many users are leaving YouTube or finding workarounds, leading creators to seek alternative revenue streams off-platform.

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[–] limerod@reddthat.com 26 points 3 months ago (35 children)

Your whole existence revolves around peddling ads before people can watch the ads they want.

Ah, what. Who wants or likes to watch ads at all?

[–] pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 75 points 3 months ago (27 children)

A lot of creators have just turned into corporate shills. I stopped watching ETA Prime's channel about tech reviews because it was becoming pretty clear that mostly everything he got was paid for by the company. Also, most creators are putting their own ads into their content.

[–] Cephalotrocity@biglemmowski.win 56 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (16 children)

Welcome to Youtube. It's ads all the way down. Unless:

Firefox browser, Ublock Origin extension, Sponsorblock extension

Save 40% of your viewing time for actual content and send tips through creator's Paypal or whatever.

[–] Shdwdrgn@mander.xyz 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I hope nobody lets them know that Firefox on Linux has never shown ads for any of their content.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Don't worry. Linux is only 4% of the total computer market. They aren't bothered with you because Linux isn't worth it.

[–] Shdwdrgn@mander.xyz 9 points 3 months ago

That's fine, we're happy to keep the better choice to ourselves. 😆

[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 months ago

Oh well, sucks to be us! /s

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