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

posted 4 months ago

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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-17 points

4 months ago

I don’t care if you block ads… but to act like Google owes you and that you deserve free content is called entitled.

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10 points

4 months ago

Google certainly acts like it owes me nothing indeed, that’s why it will never be good enough to pay to watch.

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