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Re:YouTube is testing a more aggressive approach against ad ... by mozman on Thursday June 29, 2023 @05:24AM (#36518213)
I never watch youtube on my phone, always desktop and like you sponsorblock has become essential.

I can't bring myself to give YT money when I can address my use case for free. YT's hostile user approach also rubs me the wrong way, I can't reward that behavior

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Re:YouTube is testing a more aggressive approach against ad ... by unmole on Thursday June 29, 2023 @06:34AM (#36518662)
How exactly is YouTube user hostile?
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Re:YouTube is testing a more aggressive approach against ad ... by mozman on Thursday June 29, 2023 @11:15PM (#36530108)
Aggressively pushing shorts, opaque/biased moderation, lack of appeals, removing power user features such as sorting creator videos, disabled the like button, totally ruined comment hierarchy when G+ was pushed aggressively, etc.
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