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I’m at a loss for words. Surely, YouTube trying to Adwall would be the stupidest thing in social media history. Surely, Musk changing Twitter’s name would be the stupidest thing. No, Steve Huffman has somehow managed to surpass the old masters. “We can survive without people being able to find our website VIA SEARCH RESULTS”! YOU. STUPID. MOTHERFUCKER.

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chiliedogg@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
The YouTube ad-blocker ban isn’t stupid at all.

Something isn’t a bad business decision just because you don’t like it. That’s now how business works.

“I won’t watch videos at all if I can’t view them without watching ads or paying money.”

…Yeah. That’s the idea. From a business perspective people who don’t pay or view ads are leeches they’re perfectly happy to burn off.

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- snuff@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  But but everything on the internet should be free! ~/s~
  
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  - Helluin@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    most people dont take issue with the fact that there is ads but with how intrusive they are.
    
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    sfgifz@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Idk browsing Lemmy often makes me think that many of these people expect software devs to literally work for free.
    
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    OwlYaYeet@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    And how inappropriate some of them are and the sheer number of them
    
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- zbyte64@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  If you view people as purely as receptacles then this business move is logical, but if you view people as agents that can build their own alternatives or advertise your services then this would seem to be a dumb business move.
  
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UnspecificGravity@lemmings.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
YouTube is perfectly happy if people who block ads go away. Do you really think your traffic is beneficial to them if you don’t watch ads?

I mean, I hate it too, but it’s obviously not a bad business decision.

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- justaveg@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Someone that youtube blocks now is a customer for youtubes now/eventual competitor. You might say they’re low quality since they won’t pay or view ads, but they still share and maybe upload content.
  
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