Re:YouTube's Anti-Adblock and uBlock Origin
by jimmaswell on Sunday October 29, 2023 @03:13PM
(#38061633)
They haven't lost any good will from me. I don't feel entitled to use an ad supported service for free without the ads. Personally I've been paying for premium for a while and I find it worth it.
[ Parent
| on HN ]
Re:YouTube's Anti-Adblock and uBlock Origin
by meiraleal on Sunday October 29, 2023 @03:34PM
(#38061833)
> I don't feel entitled to use an ad supported service for free without the ads
So don't watch things for free. Many people think that if a company is giving things for free you are not obligated to pay them in any way. The company can stop giving things for free if they can't afford anymore.
Re:YouTube's Anti-Adblock and uBlock Origin
by bluescrn on Sunday October 29, 2023 @03:49PM
(#38062006)
Did you always watch the ads on live TV? you never changed the channels, muted it, went to the loo, or fast-forwarded through the ads when you'd recorded something to VHS?
Ad-avoidance is hardly a new thing. And as ads have got increasingly obnoxious and untrustworthy, ad-avoidance technology has inevitably become more popular.