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Re:Show HN: YouTube banned adblockers so I built an extensio... by Qwertious on Sunday November 19, 2023 @11:54AM (#38334548)
"Voting with their feet"? With what alternative? Which other site has TF2 video tutorials on the best rollouts for cp_granary? Cmon, give me a cp_granary rollout video link that's not YouTube.
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Re:Show HN: YouTube banned adblockers so I built an extensio... by acdha on Sunday November 19, 2023 @02:14PM (#38336592)
Not my game so I can’t say, but if it’s that irreplaceable in your life doesn’t that mean YouTube is providing you a valuable service and you should pay them for it?

It’s easy to host video now so I’d also note that not treating YouTube as a fundamental human right would also open up room for competition. If they’re so bad you can’t stomach paying for what you like, why are you spending your time helping them maintain their high market share?

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Re:Show HN: YouTube banned adblockers so I built an extensio... by Obscurity4340 on Monday November 20, 2023 @08:42AM (#38347886)
Tracking and selling my shit is not a valuable service in my eyes. And even if they did, I just can't trust them anyway.
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Re:Show HN: YouTube banned adblockers so I built an extensio... by acdha on Monday November 20, 2023 @03:23PM (#38354102)
They can only do that because you visit their site. Why are you helping boost the numbers for a site you dislike that much?
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Re:Show HN: YouTube banned adblockers so I built an extensio... by Obscurity4340 on Monday November 20, 2023 @04:11PM (#38354839)
No comment
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