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Re:YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers by shitlord on Thursday May 11, 2023 @03:20AM (#35898872)
If Youtube Premium actually blocked all the ads (including sponsored content), then I would pay for it. But it doesn't, so I have to use Sponsor Block anyway. Why pay for something that won't get the job done?
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Re:YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers by michaelbrooks on Thursday May 11, 2023 @04:04AM (#35899207)
Sponsored content isn't controlled by YouTube though, it's controlled by the creator
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Re:YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers by herbst on Thursday May 11, 2023 @04:18AM (#35899335)
Yet third party YT apps skip these annoying video parts. Premium definitely feels like a huge step down if you suddenly see ads in every second video and you are not used to.
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Re:YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers by peoplefromibiza on Thursday May 11, 2023 @05:09AM (#35899678)
which I am paying for anyway if I go premium

thanks, but no thanks

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Re:YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers by littlestymaar on Thursday May 11, 2023 @06:55AM (#35900406)
Sponsored content is regulated by Youtube's content policy like everything else on the platform, so it is in fact controlled by Youtube. The same way, the Youtuber's speech itself is controlled by Youtube, as shown by the recent “demonetize all the videos where people curse” (which generated much drama in the French Youtuber community, for cultural reasons).
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Re:YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers by carlosjobim on Saturday May 13, 2023 @08:44AM (#35927844)
Because YouTube shouldn't censor their creators.
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