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Re:Google 'colluded' with Facebook to bypass Apple privacy by jasonvorhe on Saturday October 23, 2021 @09:34AM (#28968252)
I'm paying for YouTube Premium and I wouldn't touch their free product anymore, if they sunsetted Premium. However, almost 35% of most videos I'm usually watching also contain sponsored ads and annoying self advertising for their channel (subscribe to the channel, click the bell icon, shady VPNs, online learning portals, etc)

How would regulation work here? I'm relying on Sponsorblock for now, but that doesn't work on Chromecast.

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Re:Google 'colluded' with Facebook to bypass Apple privacy by kingcharles on Saturday October 23, 2021 @11:46AM (#28969555)
Right. And I don't think YouTube knows how to deal with that issue right now. They expected creators to be happy with just the money they earned from the ad revenue they passed through, but the creators found they could make more through sponsored content which is difficult problem for YouTube to tackle.
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