Google has been blocking Invidious with error "This helps protect our community"

Re:Google has been blocking Invidious with error "This helps... by byyll on Monday June 10, 2024 @05:00PM (#40639034)

> Blocking ads can be viewed as theft from the creators and many creators do see it this way

And nobody should care.

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Re:Google has been blocking Invidious with error "This helps... by verdverm on Monday June 10, 2024 @05:24PM (#40639307)

Unless it is AI doing the stealing, many people care about their content being consumed by machines but are happy to block ads at the same time

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Re:Google has been blocking Invidious with error "This helps... by ipaddr on Monday June 10, 2024 @05:34PM (#40639420)

If no one is supporting them they won't exist.

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Re:Google has been blocking Invidious with error "This helps... by branon on Monday June 10, 2024 @05:58PM (#40639664)

This is a false equivocation, blocking ads doesn't mean nobody will be supporting them. Anyway watching ads enriches Google far more than the creators. You can block all ads indiscriminately and send money directly to the creators you care about.

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Re:Google has been blocking Invidious with error "This helps... by ipaddr on Monday June 10, 2024 @11:40PM (#40642046)

If everyone blocked ads it means exactly that. People can send money directly to the people who can set that up. If not enough people send money then the creator moves on.

Aren't you cheating yourself out of future content? Whatever you like doesn't matter to the creator.

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