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Re:Does uBlock Origin (uBO) currently bypass YouTube's adblo... by throw0101b on Tuesday December 05, 2023 @07:30PM (#38538939)
> There is no theft when I use youtube because I was never going to click on ads in the first place.

Advertising works on multiple levels, with direct sales not necessarily being the only acceptable result:

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purchase_funnel

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Re:Does uBlock Origin (uBO) currently bypass YouTube's adblo... by ehaliewicz2 on Tuesday December 05, 2023 @10:35PM (#38540222)
However, me not buying something is quite obviously not equivalent to theft.

Besides, I only watch youtube ad-free. If this becomes impossible I will simply stop watching youtube, so, I don't think this strategy will have much effect on me either, at least within the context of youtube.

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