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Re:Block YouTube Ads on AppleTV by Decrypting and Stripping ... by 2OEH8eoCRo0 on Sunday August 27, 2023 @06:18AM (#37281212)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV3s_sESnmE

Louis Rossmann:

> If you gave a creator even $1 as a donation that is more than they will make from you watching years of ads on their content.

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Re:Block YouTube Ads on AppleTV by Decrypting and Stripping ... by Vvector on Sunday August 27, 2023 @09:38AM (#37282614)
The 2023 payout seems to be "$18 for every 1,000 ad views". If I watch a creator once per week, with 2 ads, he would earn $1.80 in a year.

I just don't feel like paying 100 different youtube channels $1-$2 each every year.

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