YouTube is waging a war against adblockers...and losing.
  • 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.
  • Gsus4@mander.xyzEnglish
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    2 years ago

    The other day I visited youtube without any add-ons and concluded I’d rather do anything else than use youtube under those conditions.

  • gloriousspearfish@feddit.dkEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Once upon a time Google used few and non-intrusive ads. The ads were soo well-placed and relevant, that they almost seemed like a service to the user, rather than being forced upon you. Some of us even added exceptions for Google ads in our ad blockers, so we would not miss out.

    I miss those days.

  • Kongar@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    2 years ago

    I’ll never understand the entitlement of these companies when it comes to ads. You send the content freely to my computer along with BS ads. It’s my computer. I’ll display what I want using programs I want.

    If you want me to pay for that content with $ or by watching ads - then put up a hard paywall and stop sending the content for free. You can’t get uppity and complain about ad blockers - it doesn’t make any sense…

    The real problem is your content sucks and nobody is willing to pay for it. And that’s your problem - not mine.

    Here’s some free apples. There’s a newspaper ad stuffed in there as well. Oh you ate the apples without reading the newspaper? Foul ball! /facepalm

    Edit: never mind the fact that many ads have been served that are downright malicious code…

    • Toribor@corndog.socialEnglish
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      2 years ago

      I was paying for Google music until they took it away from me and told me it was Youtube Premium and then raised the price twice.

      Not exactly what I’d call a great value proposition.

  • chakan2@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Imagine being on the YouTube ad team…that has to be the most depressing team in tech history. Your whole existence revolves around peddling ads before people can watch the ads they want.

    • bobs_monkey@lemm.eeEnglish
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      2 years ago

      Even better, you work for one of the wealthiest corporations in the world with virtually unlimited resources at your disposal, and you still get your asses handed to you by a handful of people with laptops.

    • limerod@reddthat.comEnglish
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      2 years ago

      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.worldEnglish
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        2 years ago

        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.

        • Encephalotrocity@biglemmowski.winEnglish
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          2 years ago

          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.

          • knightly the Sneptaur@pawb.socialEnglish
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            2 years ago

            You’re joking, but you’re right.

            Once the content has been created, the near-zero marginal cost of online distribution makes the concept of charging for copies wholly untenable.

            The furry community figured this out years ago, our creators work on commission or paid subscription through Patreon or one of its ilk. They (mostly) don’t care where you freely share their work because they already got paid.

            • chonglibloodsport@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              2 years ago

              The knives are out for Patreon. Apple is looking to carve a big chunk out of that revenue. Google and Amazon (owner of Twitch) will not be far behind. Believe me, Google and Twitch are very unhappy that creators skip the platform monetization methods and just tell viewers to go to Patreon to bypass the heavy commissions.

              • knightly the Sneptaur@pawb.socialEnglish
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                2 years ago

                Patreon deserves to die, their cut of the subscription income is extortionate for what amounts to a very limited web hosting platform.

                Open-source alternatives like Mirlo or Cloud Patron will take its place, it’s only a matter of time.