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Re:YouTube punishes ad-blocker users with slower videos on n... by ericmcer on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @01:47PM (#38368165)
Don't creators get paid based on how many ads are shown/clicked? They are probably excited by the idea that their revenue will increase by (% of people who use adblockers).

The goals of creators and youtube are more closely aligned than the goals of creators and their audience.

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Re:YouTube punishes ad-blocker users with slower videos on n... by ta1243 on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @02:03PM (#38368307)
Not really, they get far more from sponsors and merch
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Re:YouTube punishes ad-blocker users with slower videos on n... by yogurtboy on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @02:09PM (#38368393)
This is not true at all. As others have mentioned, sponsored spots get a producer much more revenue, and unskippable preroll and midroll ads are likely to make a person just not watch the video at all (which in turn makes the sponsored spots less profitable).
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Re:YouTube punishes ad-blocker users with slower videos on n... by LordDragonfang on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @02:00PM (#38368280)
Youtube-served ad revenue is a pittance compared to in-video sponsorships. Every time the served ads piss someone off enough to not continue watching (and therefore deny the video a recorded "view") it probably costs the creator more than they would get from the slightly increased revenue of more aggressive ads across dozens of viewers.
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