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Re:YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers by squeaky-clean on Thursday May 11, 2023 @02:46AM (#35898612)
I'm a premium subscriber but the background playback thing is a pretty insulting idea to me. They can save like 95% of the bandwidth if I'm listening to something audio-only. So why make it part of the more expensive option?
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Re:YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers by ubercow13 on Thursday May 11, 2023 @03:16AM (#35898839)
It's probably a licensing thing due to the large amount of music on Youtube.
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Re:YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers by npteljes on Friday May 12, 2023 @12:09PM (#35918178)
Nah, come on. It's just a popular feature that they locked behind the paywall, so that more people subscribe.

Don't get me wrong, I really like my Premium. But this decision is a business one, not a technical one, and I was charitable.

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Re:YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers by ubercow13 on Saturday May 13, 2023 @05:52PM (#35933152)
Even if it's a business decision, so what? It makes perfect sense, Youtube cant charge advertisers for video ads played when the app is in the background.
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