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Re:Block YouTube Ads on AppleTV by Decrypting and Stripping ... by kmlx on Sunday August 27, 2023 @06:47AM (#37281363)
> They pay the creators per impression even if you block the ads.

this is false. if they can’t show the ad they won’t pay the content creator.

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Re:Block YouTube Ads on AppleTV by Decrypting and Stripping ... by kibwen on Sunday August 27, 2023 @08:15AM (#37281906)
Fortunately I bypass Google entirely and find ways of paying good creators, which ends up with more in their pocket and less in the pocket of one of the shittiest companies on earth.
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