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Re:YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers by xigoi on Thursday May 11, 2023 @12:42AM (#35897614)
YouTube was bought by Google after it was already massively popular.
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Re:YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers by peoplefromibiza on Thursday May 11, 2023 @05:16AM (#35899720)
YouTube was just 18 months old when Google bought it and it had just started to fend off very costly copyright claims. It was popular, but 2006 popular.
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Re:YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers by quags on Thursday May 11, 2023 @06:53AM (#35900394)
YouTube was also unprofitable at the time. With out google backing youtube it may have gone the way of Napster.
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