Re:Anti-Anti-Adblocker uBlock filter to get rid of the annoy...
by gruez on Saturday October 14, 2023 @07:37PM
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All this performative righteousness is only going to end up hurting your cause in the long term. If a major site offers an ad-free option, and people refuse to take it, what does it tell the executives? What does it tell other publishers who are considering their monetization options? How do you think a business should respond to users that neither refuse to watch ads nor pay, can't be bargained with (see above), but nonetheless think they should be entitled to service? Companies aren't owed a viable business model, but consumers aren't owed a free service either.
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Re:Anti-Anti-Adblocker uBlock filter to get rid of the annoy...
by bsaul on Saturday October 14, 2023 @07:52PM
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the amount of ads on youtube has grown exponentially and i highly doubt this was because of profitability issues.
Re:Anti-Anti-Adblocker uBlock filter to get rid of the annoy...
by Wildliferanger on Saturday October 14, 2023 @08:02PM
(#37885472)
The problem is higher than zero intrest rates the free money dried up where before all the platforms were chasing infinte growth and free money meant they could run deficts as long as they grew they now need to make a profit now that debt costs money plus investor cash got sucked away to Bonds, CDs, and money market accounts giving a safe 5-7%.
This is why every service went to shit at the same time in the past year.
Re:Anti-Anti-Adblocker uBlock filter to get rid of the annoy...
by missedthecue on Saturday October 14, 2023 @08:58PM
(#37885785)
In a hypothetical world without adblockers, wouldn't YouTube need to show a lower amount of ads per person to make the same amount of revenue?
Re:Anti-Anti-Adblocker uBlock filter to get rid of the annoy...
by heavyset_go on Saturday October 14, 2023 @09:08PM
(#37885850)
No, look at cable. Companies will turn the dial up on ads as much as they can, consumers have shown that they'll tolerate the current level of ads on YouTube, Hulu, Netflix, etc.
It's no different than price points, not showing the amount of ads the market will bear is leaving money on the table.
Re:Anti-Anti-Adblocker uBlock filter to get rid of the annoy...
by graftak on Sunday October 15, 2023 @01:00AM
(#37887008)
That trickle down fever dream has been on repeat for ages now but still hasn’t come to fruition.
Re:Anti-Anti-Adblocker uBlock filter to get rid of the annoy...
by TylerE on Saturday October 14, 2023 @09:06PM
(#37885841)
Has YouTube ever turned a profit?
Re:Anti-Anti-Adblocker uBlock filter to get rid of the annoy...
by somsak2 on Saturday October 14, 2023 @09:26PM
(#37885952)
Profit numbers for YT have never been broken out in financial reports.
Re:Anti-Anti-Adblocker uBlock filter to get rid of the annoy...
by LtWorf on Saturday October 14, 2023 @09:24PM
(#37885943)
They still mine your data…
Re:Anti-Anti-Adblocker uBlock filter to get rid of the annoy...
by frumper on Sunday October 15, 2023 @01:33AM
(#37887151)
Are you complaining about ads or data? The only way to avoid giving them data is to not use them, which also lets you avoid their ads and you don’t need a subscription. Simple solution.