Re:The 'arms race' between YouTube and ad blockers
by dylan604 on Saturday December 02, 2023 @10:28AM
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I would respond that I think you are deadset on thinking that the YT of today is supposed to be the same as when it first started. It has new owners now. It has a different operating model. It has decided that the content it plays will be ad supported. Continuing to expect the ad free model when the model has clearly changed is the dead set mentality.
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Re:The 'arms race' between YouTube and ad blockers
by jacquesm on Saturday December 02, 2023 @01:23PM
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That's called bait-and-switch and a lot of people and institutions used youtube because it presented itself in a particular way and now that there is no way back out that is practical the squeeze is on.
From your commenting in this thread I surmise that you have some kind of stake in the outcome. Personally, I'll just boycott youtube and I can't wait until I'm in a position to remove Google from my life entirely.