I’ll download it so I can skip the bullshit if it comes down to it.
Comment on YouTube tests server-side ads to make your coveted blocker obsolete
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 1 month agoIt’s an open source front end to youtube, yes. So no ads on the sidebar, no bullshit about logging in, no garbage algorithm to be harassed by.
And no commercials yet. If YT streams the ads and invidious doesn’t block them and adblocker doesn’t block them and PiHole doesn’t block them, I will not watch them.
Death to Advertisement.
InternetUser2012@lemmy.today 1 month ago
lud@lemm.ee 1 month ago
I don’t think YouTube cares if you refuses to watch their videos on another platform or not.
They probably prefer if you didn’t. You only cost them money with no revenue whatsoever.
boywar3@lemmy.world 1 month ago
They are still a metric they can peddle to their advertisers to show “how many people see this ad in a month.”
lud@lemm.ee 1 month ago
You don’t think they know how many watch their videos with adblockers or third party clients?
I highly doubt they accept views from third party clients as valid ad views or probably views at all since that would likely make abuse easier.
boywar3@lemmy.world 1 month ago
It still goes to active user counts though. There will still be a footprint left by any view and that can be marketed as “we have X million users daily!”