Re:YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers
by thiht on Thursday May 11, 2023 @03:46AM
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I don’t know why you’re being downvoted, that’s true. I paid my Android TV $2000 and guess what? They added ads on the Home!
Google sucks and there’s no way I’ll directly give them money, ever again.
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Re:YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers
by Natsu on Thursday May 11, 2023 @04:20AM
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I wasn't even thinking about Google specifically here, it seems like almost every ad free service eventually adds ads.
Re:YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers
by cute_boi on Friday May 12, 2023 @05:19PM
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for eg. Netflix. Although they will try to convince that people will have to pay less.
Re:YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers
by likeclockwork on Thursday May 11, 2023 @08:57AM
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I think a smart TV home screen showing you things you might consider watching on services you probably already subscribe to is in bounds. A bit like calling menu items at a restaurant advertising.
Re:YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers
by thiht on Thursday May 11, 2023 @09:05AM
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It's not, because it keeps suggesting stuff from Disney+, which I don't subscribe to. It's advertising.
It's also clearly not inspired from stuff I've watched, but from stuff announcers want me to watch.
Re:YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers
by ghodith on Thursday May 11, 2023 @09:40AM
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This is just smart TV's in general. I have "The Frame" TV from Samsung and was super disappointed when I realized they put non-removable ads on the home page. Mostly from Disney+ which I don't even subscribe to. This is after I went through and spent an hour disabling their built-in autoplay cable-over-internet feature.