YouTube crackdown leads to ‘hundreds of thousands’ of ad blocker uninstalls

Re:YouTube crackdown leads to ‘hundreds of thousands’ of ad ... by doublerabbit on Friday November 03, 2023 @02:32PM (#38132946)

YT is still performing A/B testing. So probably your on group A.

And I agree. Instant tab closure at any advert. I'm not going to watch five seconds of adverts on a 15 year old video of 30 seconds.

Sponsors, I'm fine with.

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Re:YouTube crackdown leads to ‘hundreds of thousands’ of ad ... by AussieWog93 on Friday November 03, 2023 @04:16PM (#38134419)

I'm in group B. The ads definitely make it harder to perform "mindless scrolling", but if I actually "need" to watch a video (e.g. a setup video for a product purchased recently) I'll just eat shit and watch the ads.

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Re:YouTube crackdown leads to ‘hundreds of thousands’ of ad ... by I_Am_Nous on Friday November 03, 2023 @05:54PM (#38135512)

My favorite thing to do is mute unskippable ads (like on the Youtube app on my TV). Just cuz I can't skip it doesn't mean I have to actually listen or watch!

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