YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers

Re:YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers by moron4hire on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @08:58PM (#35895867)

I also pay for YT Premium, but I have a gigantic complaint that it doesn't actually make YouTube completely ad-free. There are still the ads that the content produces insert themselves.

I'm not blaming the creators. I get it. They aren't making enough money from YouTube to avoid having to do their own promotions. But that means that YouTube is not giving me what I'm paying for. I'm paying for an ad-free experience and--because YouTube doesn't use my money to compensate creators well--I'm not getting and ad-free experience.

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Re:YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers by wkat4242 on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @09:29PM (#35896115)

You can use sponsorblock. But yeah you shouldn't have to.

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Re:YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers by moron4hire on Thursday May 11, 2023 @07:53AM (#35900866)

This could be fixed. Some creators have already split their sponsor blocks out into video chapters, making it very easy to skip. YouTube could mandate that content creators mark their sponsor pitches and both A) automatically slip 6 it for paying users, and B) prevent skipping it for free users.

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Re:YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers by wkat4242 on Thursday May 11, 2023 @08:51AM (#35901311)

True, but I doubt they will do this because it evades their 30% take on ad revenue.

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