Re:YouTube's new anti-adblock measures
by PurestGuava on Saturday June 21, 2025 @03:19AM
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OK, but we're very specifically discussing YouTube here, which as discussed, you don't have to pay for; but if you do, you don't see ads.
...for now. But I do wonder how well this statement will age.
Re:YouTube's new anti-adblock measures
by carlosjobim on Saturday June 21, 2025 @05:55AM
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All of the people commenting on this thread will be dead and buried one day. That's how well all of this will age.
Society used to have the wisdom to plant trees for its children to sit under. On the whole I think I like that attitude a lot better than this "apres moi, le deluge" thinking we see so much of now.
If you do, you don’t see pre-roll and mid-roll ads. You still see embedded ads, sponsor mentions, “all the tools we used are linked below”, etc.
That's on the video creator, not YouTube. Just tell them to stop or you won't watch their videos anymore.
Re:YouTube's new anti-adblock measures
by DeusExMachina on Saturday June 21, 2025 @05:15AM
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Re:YouTube's new anti-adblock measures
by Workaccount2 on Saturday June 21, 2025 @06:27AM
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Clearly they are referring to the ad-free plan, not the cheaper ad-subsidized plan.
Re:YouTube's new anti-adblock measures
by Workaccount2 on Saturday June 21, 2025 @06:25AM
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Ad subsidized is not the same as ad free.
Many hybrid products/services exist to lower costs by taking on some ads. The low tier Netflix plans and $200 smart TVs are examples of this.
Sports TV is just a monopolist scam though.
It’s pretty clear that companies can’t stop salivating over how lucrative ads are, and will continue to shove ads down our throats inside of paid products as long as we live.