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YouTube adds new hurdles for ad blockers, and there's currently no way around it (www.androidauthority.com)
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[–] I_Jedi@lemmy.today 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

considering that is the site’s revenue (specifically the targeted ads based on user data)

I actually pay for youtube premium

pick one

[–] NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Sorry, are you saying you want youtube to be a private site that is subscription only?

Because, if you think this is a gotcha, you probably won't have a good time. And the site itself would die as creators would have no market to really target.

[–] I_Jedi@lemmy.today 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Fine with me. Youtube needs some decent competition.

[–] NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I assume you are a hardcore "The God of Capitalism Will Provide" person but... that isn't how it works.

Youtube is an insanely expensive service to operate. That is why basically every other attempt failed miserably. Google is able to offset the cost due to their datacenter requirements as well as being able to sell those targeted ads. Even for google it is highly suspected to be a loss leader.

It is like people forgot that microsoft/azure tried to make their own twitch... and it failed horribly even though it had definitively better tech.

[–] I_Jedi@lemmy.today 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So? Both options work great for me.

If a good alternative to Youtube is created, then I'll use that. Great.

If a good alternative to Youtube never arises, and Youtube is constantly enshittified further, that's great too. The human race deserves to suffer, so this option is also great.

[–] NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Careful not to cut yourself on that edge

[–] I_Jedi@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago

Don't worry. My feathers keep me safe from cuts.