Anti-Anti-Adblocker uBlock filter to get rid of the annoying YouTube message

Re:Anti-Anti-Adblocker uBlock filter to get rid of the annoy... by Spivak on Saturday October 14, 2023 @07:44PM (#37885357)

Sure it is, you're not even involved in the transaction. Just because someone pays Google to show an ad doesn't mean you have to look at it. USPS is funded by ads going through the mail and I throw them straight in the trash without remorse. I bet you do too. Bet you don't feel guilt about going to the bathroom or fast-forwarding your DVR during commercials either. Ad space is sold on the possibility that someone will see it and you don't owe anyone valuable ad real-estate.

It's wild how many people unironically think "drink verification can" is in any way acceptable.

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Re:Anti-Anti-Adblocker uBlock filter to get rid of the annoy... by gruez on Saturday October 14, 2023 @07:56PM (#37885432)

> Just because someone pays Google to show an ad doesn't mean you have to look at it

Just because someone has an internet connection doesn't mean google has to serve them videos, either.

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Re:Anti-Anti-Adblocker uBlock filter to get rid of the annoy... by Spivak on Saturday October 14, 2023 @08:47PM (#37885737)

Such is their prerogative. You'll notice that nowhere are people saying "Google should have to give you a switch to turn off ads for free."

You act like that's a gotcha when "I owe you nothing, you owe me nothing" is the state I'm arguing for.

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Re:Anti-Anti-Adblocker uBlock filter to get rid of the annoy... by frumper on Sunday October 15, 2023 @01:36AM (#37887166)

I’m confused. Google doesn’t serve every internet connection videos. The serve people asking for videos.

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Re:Anti-Anti-Adblocker uBlock filter to get rid of the annoy... by mvdtnz on Saturday October 14, 2023 @08:16PM (#37885549)

At no point did I suggest people should be forced to view ads.

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Re:Anti-Anti-Adblocker uBlock filter to get rid of the annoy... by rerdavies on Saturday October 14, 2023 @11:28PM (#37886602)

I can't actually remember the last time I got mail-mail.

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