Comment on YouTube intensifies fight against ad blockers showing pop-ups, and users are frustrated | Blocking ad-block users

zcd@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• TrickDacy@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I agree. YouTube can be very useful, but we really ought to be moving to other platforms at this point. Fuck YouTube.

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  • Dead_or_Alive@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’ve been using YouTube far more than any of my paid services for years. However I’m ready for a switch. If the YouTubers who I follow switched platforms I’d go with them in a second.

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    • RealFknNito@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Haha yeah fuck YouTube. I want the entire site to not only be free but free from ads.

      You’re all retarded. This shit costs money and you’re circumventing the way to not pay them. I bought premium and use an adblocker because I’m not a cheap piece of shit.

      Your content creators aren’t doing this for free so fucking pay them. What is wrong with you people?

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      • Dead_or_Alive@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Patrion and buying merchandise are the ways I support content creators. I’d rather make sure money goes directly to them and not to some corporation that will seize funds or cut off ad revenue at a whim with no real recourse.

        I understand the economics behind hosting videos, I also don’t use Adblock. YouTube has taken ads and unwanted content to a new level in the last year and they are driving away viewers. I refuse to support them with a subscription.

        If an ethical alternative pops up that has the creators I want I’d be happy to support it.

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  • anon_8675309@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Problem is hosting all the video. You either have one host or many (P2P). Both have issues.

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    • RealFknNito@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      And both cost money, neither can exist if everyone circumvents the methods to make money.

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      • Not_Alec_Baldwin@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        YouTube defended their monopoly by running for free. They murdered the growth of legitimate competitions like Vimeo that had healthier business models… Because they didn’t try to run for free.

        And now that they’ve saturated the market and killed off all of the serious competition it’s time to profit

        Well, frankly, go fuck yourself.

        So long YouTube, and thanks for all the fish. 🐬

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• Ronnie@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  For sure! Which video site are you using instead?

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  • SomethingBurger@jlai.lu ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Xhamster

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    • yoz@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Lol don’t search for this site

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  • HKayn@dormi.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It’s amusing to see how nobody is answering this question.

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  • Fades@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    yt.whateveritworks.org

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    • villainy@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      So… YouTube then

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• A2PKXG@feddit.de ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The reason while they have all the content, is precisely because they can generate revenue for channels. I much prefer payment through subcription and ad views to annoying in video sponsors and product placements

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  • hightrix@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    But on YouTube you get both. If I could pay and not get in video sponsorship along with no ads, then I might consider it. But I will not pay to be advertised at.

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    • RealFknNito@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Sponsorblock is an extention which can help. It doesn’t detract from the money the creator makes and you don’t see ads for shit you dont want or can’t afford. If you don’t have premium and block ads though, you’re definitely hurting the creator and platform as a whole.

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    • kibiz0r@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Most creators that have in-video sponsors also have Patreons with sponsor-free feeds.

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