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

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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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Ebby@lemmy.ssba.com
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I’ve been downloading my subscriptions and loading them into Plex. Plenty of room for improvement in that system, but I get a nostalgic hit of YouTube long ago. Man, it’s fallen so far over the years.

Also related, I’ve hit 2.4TB of internet use for the first time last month doubling my previous record.

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ruk_n_rul@monyet.cc
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Literally doubling down lmao

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zkfcfbzr@lemmy.world
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Which downloader do you use?

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Ebby@lemmy.ssba.com
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There are several out there using yt-dlp. Tube archivist, tube sync, etc. They are fairly straightforward to set up in docker if you use that.

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KillerTofu@lemmy.world
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Not OP but I use the arr family of services (Sonarr and Radar, though there are more) and NZBGet as my downloader.

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John Richard@lemmy.world
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Lol NZBGet is not typically used for getting free content.

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QuarterSwede@lemmy.world
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Yeah, that’s a lot. As a comparison: My connected family of 5 hits 1.3TB-1.5TB on a monthly basis. Streaming apps in 4K/Dolby Vision and Atmos, YT, gaming, FaceTiming constantly on 500/500 fiber.

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