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Re:NewPipe: A lightweight YouTube experience for Android by xigoi on Thursday February 24, 2022 @02:15AM (#30451617)
I'm not going to buy anything based on the sponsor segment, so skipping it doesn't deprive the creator of any money.
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Re:NewPipe: A lightweight YouTube experience for Android by danmur on Thursday February 24, 2022 @02:16AM (#30451632)
That's true in the short term, but sponsors don't pay for people to shill their products if nobody's watching.
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Re:NewPipe: A lightweight YouTube experience for Android by xigoi on Thursday February 24, 2022 @02:21AM (#30451668)
Of course someone is watching — the kinds of people who would never use NewPipe in the first place.
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