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Re:Does uBlock Origin (uBO) currently bypass YouTube's adblo... by mavhc on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @09:17AM (#38544162)
And yet still they're the most popular sites, why hasn't everyone moved to an objectively better solution?
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Re:Does uBlock Origin (uBO) currently bypass YouTube's adblo... by jacquesm on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @09:37AM (#38544435)
Inertia, convenience.
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Re:Does uBlock Origin (uBO) currently bypass YouTube's adblo... by AlchemistCamp on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @12:48PM (#38547181)
Network effects.
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Re:Does uBlock Origin (uBO) currently bypass YouTube's adblo... by mavhc on Thursday December 07, 2023 @04:25AM (#38554513)
Network effects are good for the creators who make it big.

Is there a way to build a recommendation engine with a distributed system? Or a search engine?

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Re:Does uBlock Origin (uBO) currently bypass YouTube's adblo... by Astraco on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @12:50PM (#38547205)
Because it comes configured on your phone or browser, and learning to use new tools implies will and effort.
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Re:Does uBlock Origin (uBO) currently bypass YouTube's adblo... by mavhc on Thursday December 07, 2023 @04:26AM (#38554518)
Your non phone computer comes with Edge/Safari, yet most people use Chrome
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Re:Does uBlock Origin (uBO) currently bypass YouTube's adblo... by Astraco on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @08:41PM (#38636777)
Because Google pester you constantly to install it.
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Re:Does uBlock Origin (uBO) currently bypass YouTube's adblo... by BobaFloutist on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @04:32PM (#38549776)
Youtube is a great website with Ublock (or premium, I assume). It's borderline unusable without, which is why people are so reluctant to shell out for premium - the ads feel less like a reasonable attempt to monetize, and more like an attempt to push people to premium.
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