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Re:YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers by ChatGTP on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @08:54PM (#35895843)
If Google didn’t have such a abysmal business model to start with, this wouldn’t be an issue.

They offered services for free without providing the disclaimer.

The attention economy is a toxic poison, I think more people than you realise are now aware of this and are less likely to pay for something Google offers because of it.

I don’t hate Google, but they’ve eroded a lot of trust.

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Re:YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers by bagacrap on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @10:13PM (#35896482)
The "attention economy" has always been there. If you truly value your time so much you should be glad to have an option to pay for ads to be gone.
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Re:YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers by ChatGTP on Thursday May 11, 2023 @02:16AM (#35898344)
So as I said, I'm glad they've given me more incentive to not use their products. It's ok if we disagree I guess.
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