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Re:YouTube now flooding your ad-block with "fake" ads that s... by pavel_lishin on Wednesday July 31, 2024 @12:27PM (#41120639)
> most people who are computer-savvy enough to use adblockers

We're a drop in the ocean, unfortunately.

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Re:YouTube now flooding your ad-block with "fake" ads that s... by dns_snek on Wednesday July 31, 2024 @07:47PM (#41124754)
I don't think that's true, otherwise they wouldn't be waging a war against ad blockers.
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Re:YouTube now flooding your ad-block with "fake" ads that s... by manuelmoreale on Thursday August 01, 2024 @01:15AM (#41126369)
Very much this. The fact that an increasing number of sites are fighting against Adblockers means that the % of users running them is non negligible.

It’s hard to find concrete data but I’ve seen everything from 30% up to 70% depending on the type of audience.

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