YouTube tests restricting ad blocker users to 3 video views

Re:YouTube tests restricting ad blocker users to 3 video views by rektide on Friday June 30, 2023 @12:47AM (#36530611)

Or tivo/dvr'ing our own computers.

It's just a big stupid farce when technology is used to bluntly cudgel users. Even if the user intents arent what corporations want.

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Re:YouTube tests restricting ad blocker users to 3 video views by Vecr on Friday June 30, 2023 @01:06AM (#36530715)

You mean, setting up a computer with image recognition to listen to RSS feeds (multiple of https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=WHATEVER), go to the videos in the feeds when new ones show up, and record only non-ad sections to a capture card? You would then be able to watch the videos ad-free from a USB stick or SSD at a later time.

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Re:YouTube tests restricting ad blocker users to 3 video views by Gigachad on Friday June 30, 2023 @12:52AM (#36530642)

None of those platforms are a realistic alternative to youtube.

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Re:YouTube tests restricting ad blocker users to 3 video views by impissedoff1 on Friday June 30, 2023 @12:56AM (#36530670)

Vimeo, odysee, bitchute, lbry , theta, livepeer, etc etc...

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Re:YouTube tests restricting ad blocker users to 3 video views by wruza on Friday June 30, 2023 @03:37AM (#36531710)

Chances that creators you like are there are basically zero. These alternatives are potential, not actual. The biggest of them, Vimeo doesn’t even have a user-facing frontpage.

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Re:YouTube tests restricting ad blocker users to 3 video views by Gigachad on Friday June 30, 2023 @04:30AM (#36532056)

Last I saw, Vimeo charged the uploader to host the content. And it's only use case was corporate videos where you wanted to ensure there was no suggested content or adverts around your own content. Though these days I'm not sure companies care as I haven't seen a vimeo link in a long time.

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Re:YouTube tests restricting ad blocker users to 3 video views by impissedoff1 on Sunday July 02, 2023 @05:53PM (#36566187)

I listed 6 and you choose to complain about one. I don't care about any creators, I have a life. I use videos as a tool, if it fits what I'm searching for

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Re:YouTube tests restricting ad blocker users to 3 video views by cwkoss on Friday June 30, 2023 @12:53AM (#36530649)

Since I started using TikTok, my demand for YouTube is down 95%

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Re:YouTube tests restricting ad blocker users to 3 video views by Gigachad on Friday June 30, 2023 @01:04AM (#36530709)

Should have specified further. Sure, if you are only looking at memes and youtube shorts, TikTok might be an alternative. Personally my youtube use is mostly 20min / 1 hour educational videos or background noise played on a TV. Nothing but youtube really covers this use case well.

I’m quite satisfied with the platform since all the enshitification is removed on the premium version which provides pretty good value for money.

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Re:YouTube tests restricting ad blocker users to 3 video views by cwkoss on Friday June 30, 2023 @01:20AM (#36530805)

Yeah, YouTube is great if you want to see long form videos from people youre already subscribed to, but I find their recommendations to be quite inferior to tiktoks. Less than 10% success rate.

Come to think of it, the only people I've newly subscribed to on YouTube in the past year I've discovered through TikTok.

It's a shame YouTube prioritizes ads so far above user experience - they have everything needed to build the best video recommendations platform besides the will to prioritize that above ad revenue.

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Re:YouTube tests restricting ad blocker users to 3 video views by Zambyte on Friday June 30, 2023 @07:01AM (#36532846)

Since I started using heroine, my demand for cigarettes is down 95%

Youtube can be used in a very unhealthy way. TikTok cannot be used in a healthy way.

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Re:YouTube tests restricting ad blocker users to 3 video views by hombre_fatal on Friday June 30, 2023 @09:22AM (#36534377)

My girlfriend insisted for months that she watches educational non-meme content on tiktok but even she ultimately had to admit it’s just a cope for scrolling tiktok for hours for the dopamine hit.

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Re:YouTube tests restricting ad blocker users to 3 video views by Spivak on Friday June 30, 2023 @09:51AM (#36534891)

Eh, I think it's a bit harsh. I've gotten so many good music, makeup, fashion, cooking, adhd, and art recs from TT. If your interests map to TT's format then it works well, if it doesn't then it doesn't.

If you're gonna spend a few minutes scrolling through your phone because you have an awkward amount of time then TT is to me the cream of the crop. Reddit/News/Twitter just makes me angry and feel bad, Pinterest/Tumblr are stale, Facebook is for old people.

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Re:YouTube tests restricting ad blocker users to 3 video views by Zambyte on Friday June 30, 2023 @11:54AM (#36537246)

What is an awkward amount of time?

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Re:YouTube tests restricting ad blocker users to 3 video views by Spivak on Friday June 30, 2023 @12:57PM (#36538350)

An amount of time that is too long to just wait but too short to start something else.

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Re:YouTube tests restricting ad blocker users to 3 video views by Zambyte on Friday June 30, 2023 @01:29PM (#36538877)

I don't think that believing such a time exists is healthy.

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Re:YouTube tests restricting ad blocker users to 3 video views by cwkoss on Friday June 30, 2023 @01:15PM (#36538668)

Seems like you've been guzzling the sinophobic propaganda. Tiktok is a much better platform than Youtube for user experience.

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Re:YouTube tests restricting ad blocker users to 3 video views by Zambyte on Friday June 30, 2023 @01:23PM (#36538778)

I think the fact that you felt the need to explain that heroine actually feels way better than cigarettes (after I didn't even say otherwise) and personally insult me for saying otherwise (after I didn't) should give you pause.

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Re:YouTube tests restricting ad blocker users to 3 video views by cwkoss on Friday June 30, 2023 @02:39PM (#36540049)

Tiktok would much more aptly compared to vaping - they are both addictive, but youtube is much more harmful because it's filled with toxins - their algorithm sends you to videos about conspiracy theories and hate rhetoric instead of just "interesting stuff that may encourage continued scrolling"

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Re:YouTube tests restricting ad blocker users to 3 video views by Zambyte on Friday June 30, 2023 @02:48PM (#36540206)

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=tiktok+trend

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Re:YouTube tests restricting ad blocker users to 3 video views by janAkali on Friday June 30, 2023 @12:53AM (#36530647)

Or, more likely, wait until adblock developers figure out how to circumvent adblock detection. In the mean time you could probably switch your VPN country to Russia, as there's literally zero advertisements right now from google.

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