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YouTube is Losing The War Against Adblockers (www.howtogeek.com)

submitted 3 months ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world

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YouTube is intensifying efforts to combat adblockers, including blocking video playback and warning users of potential account suspension.
Increased ads on YouTube have driven many users to adblockers, hurting both YouTube’s ad revenue and content creators reliant on ad-based income.
Despite these measures, many users are leaving YouTube or finding workarounds, leading creators to seek alternative revenue streams off-platform.

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[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 254 points 3 months ago (52 children)

The other day I visited youtube without any add-ons and concluded I'd rather do anything else than use youtube under those conditions.

[–] NaoPb@eviltoast.org 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Same.

I came across someone who uploaded a 90 minute video as an ad as well.

[–] towerful@programming.dev 4 points 2 months ago

I remember watching some video, falling asleep for a few hours, then waking up to a livestream of an ad. One of those "skip after 5s" but it was a livestream, so it just kept playing. I couldn't believe it!

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