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Re:YouTube's Anti-Adblock and uBlock Origin by caconym_ on Sunday October 29, 2023 @11:53PM (#38065490)
> Nope.

What part of my comment, specifically, is this responding to?

> They need to either start charging everyone for access or stop complaining.

Why?

Re:YouTube's Anti-Adblock and uBlock Origin by matheusmoreira on Monday October 30, 2023 @12:16AM (#38065628)
> What part of my comment, specifically, is this responding to?

The notion that detecting our adblocker and actually charging for content are equivalent.

> Why?

Because if they send us ads we'll delete them and there is pretty much nothing they can do about it.

Re:YouTube's Anti-Adblock and uBlock Origin by caconym_ on Monday October 30, 2023 @12:44AM (#38065776)
> The notion that detecting our adblocker and actually charging for content are equivalent.

Well then maybe you meant to respond to somebody else, because that's not something I said at any point.

> Because if they send us ads we'll delete them and there is pretty much nothing they can do about it.

This entire HN thread and the linked article are about how they are literally doing something about it, and it's working.

Re:YouTube's Anti-Adblock and uBlock Origin by matheusmoreira on Monday October 30, 2023 @03:31AM (#38066596)
> it's working

The cat and mouse game is not instantaneous. Give it a little time.