Re:YouTube's Anti-Adblock and uBlock Origin
by lelanthran on Monday October 30, 2023 @02:17AM
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> At a certain scale, you can no longer say "it's just business".
Of course you can. Me blocking ads is just business. It's nothing personal.
Them blocking my blocking is also just business. Me blocking their blocking is likewise just business.
Either they'll give up or I'll give up. Whichever happens, that content will make less money.
IOW, the money that content is making right now is exactly what the market will bear.
If too many people stop watching because they can't block the ads then content producers have to decide to migrate, to stay and make exactly what their product is worth, or to simply stop producing.
It's purely business for all parties involved, including the product i.e. viewers.
Of course you can. Me blocking ads is just business. It's nothing personal.
Them blocking my blocking is also just business. Me blocking their blocking is likewise just business.
Either they'll give up or I'll give up. Whichever happens, that content will make less money.
IOW, the money that content is making right now is exactly what the market will bear.
If too many people stop watching because they can't block the ads then content producers have to decide to migrate, to stay and make exactly what their product is worth, or to simply stop producing.
It's purely business for all parties involved, including the product i.e. viewers.