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YouTube's Ad Blocker Crackdown Is Getting Harder to Dodge::The video platform now requires users to disable their ad blockers with an immovable pop-up.

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[–] vhalragnarok@linux.community 28 points 1 year ago (14 children)

So they are cracking down on Adblockers and increasing the price of Premium as well.

I wish there was an alt platform that we could use, because even the FBI recommends using an Adblockers (and TBH what sane person would roll without one?)

[–] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[–] shortwavesurfer@monero.town 5 points 1 year ago

Peertube, odysee

[–] infreq@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

YouTube do not care if you buy the products or not, they care that they can tell the customer that you have seen it.

[–] Damaskox@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This made me think!

Would someone who was enjoying Internet services all the way from infancy (with no ad-blocking devices/apps), think that the amount of ads we have nowadays was the norm and that there was nothing weird or absurd about it?

[–] vhalragnarok@linux.community 2 points 1 year ago

I think they would be disgusted with it. I personally remember the Internet from the Dual Up days, and the amount of ads now is absolutely egregious.

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