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A comment on YouTube's Anti-Adblock and uBlock Origin. Parent comment

Re:YouTube's Anti-Adblock and uBlock Origin by garciansmith on Sunday October 29, 2023 @11:32PM (#38065388)
Yes, true. Gain traction through piracy to get to an immense size, let everyone use the service for free to grow even larger, introduce ads but only easily blockable ones, then slowly tighten the vise.
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Re:YouTube's Anti-Adblock and uBlock Origin by cglong on Monday October 30, 2023 @03:00AM (#38066470)
From my understanding, this is the exact model Crunchyroll used too to gain a virtual monopoly on anime streaming.
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