Submitted 11 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world [bot] to technology@lemmy.world
https://www.businessinsider.com/youtube-warns-worse-viewing-experience-ad-blocker-2023-11
YouTube warns it might make your viewing experience worse if you don’t turn off your ad-blocker::YouTube has been cracking down on people using ad blockers. Now, a spokesperson says that using ad blockers could lead to “suboptimal viewing.”
Obviously the “optimal” term vary according to the POV folks.
Oh no. God forbid you pay. Gimme free video now. It’s mine!
Don’t be daft. Youtube gets to steal user data which is more valuable.
Things were better without blood sucking greed of the world.
Have a modicum of restraint and stop using the device then. 🤷♂️
Y’all have massive entitlement complexes.
Youtube has every right not to serve me the video.
It does not have the right to interfere with what I do with it after the data reaches my machine, though.
YouTube reserved the right to make your experience shitty. Deal with it if baby is too cheap to use the service when ads.
You all have a massive entitlement complex. YT owes you nothing.
this but unironically
Do you consider your online data to be worthless? Because google doesn’t. You pay the moment you click on a video, and even more by making an account and generating watch history.
Why does that data collection not go away if i decide to pay with cash?
Why did they remove the cheaper ad-free only subscription tier?
Why do they still serve various ads when you are a premium subscriber?
The answer to all of this is that they are a greedy corporation, they must do those things. You may call it soothsaying or whatever to those of us wondering “what comes next” after this battle. But it is shown many times by all large corporations that they will keep fighting to make line go up for eternity. Regardless of if that is in your best interest. It is silly to see users defend them despite that.
Or maybe the data is more valuable than $12/mo and it’s subsidized by the data.
I would gladly pay for it. BUT
Classic. I’m not going to buy it because they might change the model later.
This entire thread is entitlement. Stop using it if it’s so bad.
I would pay (as I pay for other services) if only I wasn’t the product.
Why the fuck would I pay for YouTube when I could just steal it?
Because you’re poor and rather fuck around with your time vs having a service that works great for a small fee?
This is the best summary I could come up with:
YouTube appeared to confirm reports that people with ad-blockers installed were experiencing a multi-second delay before being able to watch a video.
The Android-based news website Android Authority reported that people who weren’t using Chrome noticed the delays, citing Reddit users who said they’ve experienced this delay while using browsers like Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Edge.
“In the past week, users using ad blockers may have experienced suboptimal viewing, which included delays in loading, regardless of the browser they are using.
Users who have uninstalled their ad blockers may still experience a temporary delay in loading, and should try refreshing their browser,” a YouTube spokesperson told Business Insider.
In June 2023, it began preventing users with ad blockers turned on from watching videos and reportedly experimented with pop-up warnings.
More recently, X users began complaining and sharing screenshots of YouTube pop-ups warning them to not use ad blockers.
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How about stop being evil, Youtube?
Oh wait…
AdNauseam works the best for blocking ads. You can get it on chromium based browsers too, but it’s kind of an involved process to do it. It’s worth it if you want to use Brave or one of the opera browsers with adblocking.
WhatsUpDoc@lemm.ee 11 months ago
I’ve been wondering why YouTube keeps playing the same three videos that I’ve already watched after each new one.