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  On 10/20/2023 at 7:05 PM, Federer91 said:

Just want to mention, that Google WILL NOT WIN the war they have started against Adblockers in youtube ! These piranha corporations never learn...

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Has that started? I definitely use it on a daily basis and both on my laptop and desktop I don't remember seeing ads anywhere in the past months :p 

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  On 10/20/2023 at 7:09 PM, heywoodu said:

Has that started? I definitely use it on a daily basis and both on my laptop and desktop I don't remember seeing ads anywhere in the past months :p 

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Yes, from a week now. Firstly they started with warnings, but today i've seen more aggressive approach with a pop-up, that you have only 3 videos, if you don't disable or pay, and then they will block the player.

 

I am working around it for now. What are you using?

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  On 10/20/2023 at 7:05 PM, Federer91 said:

Just want to mention, that Google WILL NOT WIN the war they have started against Adblockers in youtube ! These piranha corporations never learn...

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Advertisements are how they make revenue though. Honestly, asking people to watch a couple ads for what is essentially "free content" isn't a huge ask. The bigger problem, if you ask me, is what they pay creators (including those who don't qualify for partner programs, but nonetheless create original content). 

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  On 10/20/2023 at 7:41 PM, Olympian1010 said:

Advertisements are how they make revenue though. Honestly, asking people to watch a couple ads for what is essentially "free content" isn't a huge ask. The bigger problem, if you ask me, is what they pay creators (including those who don't qualify for partner programs, but nonetheless create original content). 

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Ааа yes, the billions and billions they make yearly couldn't be possible if they don't start squeezing even more the regular person... Get out !

 

The internet hasn't been free for a while, but in a few years it's going to become like the supermarket.

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  On 10/20/2023 at 7:56 PM, Federer91 said:

Ааа yes, the billions and billions they make yearly couldn't be possible if they don't start squeezing even more the regular person... Get out !

 

The internet hasn't been free for a while, but in a few years it's going to become like the supermarket.

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I guess my opinion will be different since I work in communications/journalism. People always talk about how they want more creative content, coverage of more events, or a more diversified content offering, yet they never want to pay subscriptions, view ads, or pay for newsletters. Reading an article, or watching a video might be free, but production isn't. I'd love nothing more than to publish articles, podcasts, interviews, etc. all day, but I can't make a living doing that for free.

 

It really sucks when people use ad blockers or read articles/view media on platforms other than where they were originally published. It decreases a outlet's revenue and it hurts the metrics used to measure interest in that particular media (or eyeballs brought to the platform). It can have a huge affect on the employment of people working in the entertainment/communications/journalism fields.

 

Of course, I don't want to excuse the greediness of major media companies because they do make a lot of money already. I also don't enjoy having to view a bunch of advertisements or pay subscription fees that seem to be rising in cost every year now. I just have a greater appreciation for why, a some level, that might be necessary to support people who create content I do enjoy.

 

I'm not perfect about supporting content creators by any means either. I too view movie clips on YouTube, or read articles on other platforms. I do, however, have a informed appreciation of how that might hurt the people making that content.

 

I do firmly believe that content should be fairly priced, with the user experienced unhindered by advertisements or other pop ups. I understand the frustration people have with the industries I work in, the monetization models aren't ideal in many cases, I just want people to be better advocates for content creators and consider how their online habits can affect someone's livelihood. 

 

Hopefully that all makes sense.

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  On 10/20/2023 at 7:24 PM, Federer91 said:

Yes, from a week now. Firstly they started with warnings, but today i've seen more aggressive approach with a pop-up, that you have only 3 videos, if you don't disable or pay, and then they will block the player.

 

I am working around it for now. What are you using?

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Actually not sure, it's so long ago since I set it up, I forgot :d

 

I believe it's a fairly simple browser extension, I know I'm not using specific hardware or anything. Let me get back to you when I'm with my desktop again.

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  On 10/20/2023 at 7:24 PM, Federer91 said:

Yes, from a week now. Firstly they started with warnings, but today i've seen more aggressive approach with a pop-up, that you have only 3 videos, if you don't disable or pay, and then they will block the player.

 

I am working around it for now. What are you using?

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AdGuard on my laptop (the green icon), Adblock Plus on my desktop (the red ABP icon), didn't know I'm apparently using two different ones :d 

 

Both as extension in Edge and as far as I know both are free.

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  On 10/21/2023 at 7:25 AM, heywoodu said:

AdGuard on my laptop (the green icon), Adblock Plus on my desktop (the red ABP icon), didn't know I'm apparently using two different ones :d 

 

Both as extension in Edge and as far as I know both are free.

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Interesting, i was using both in Opera and they were detected. I am now on uBlock in Firefox and it works for now. Guess Edge is a safe browser too.

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