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Re:Dutch man needs CPR, but YouTube shows ads before tutorial by adolph on Monday February 27, 2023 @12:24PM (#34959207)
Yes, if you can possibly save a life using Youtube, then there is a moral imperative pay for it so you won't be delayed by ads. I understand that maybe not all people have the means or are unbanked. The best route to universal Youtube is to fund it through government taxes.
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Re:Dutch man needs CPR, but YouTube shows ads before tutorial by dheera on Monday February 27, 2023 @12:52PM (#34959586)
The problem is it takes several minutes to register and put in a payment method.

People never know they are going to be put into life-saving situations until they actually are in one.

It would be good for YT to learn from this incident and flag all emergency tutorial videos to be ad-free for all.

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Re:Dutch man needs CPR, but YouTube shows ads before tutorial by adolph on Monday February 27, 2023 @04:58PM (#34962499)
I think they do recurring periodic subscriptions fees. It isn’t like a coin operated juke box. It is the healthcare duty to subscribe now before the emergency need.
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