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Re:Someone at YouTube Needs Glasses: The Prophecy Has Been F... by venturecruelty on Tuesday November 25, 2025 @10:09PM (#46053802)
Nobody has the right to put things on my screen that I don't want to see, first of all. Second, I'm never going to "convert", so I'm actually saving them money by blocking their ads, because now the ad will go to someone else who doesn't block it who might buy whatever Temu nonsense is being forced on them.

Edit: oh, I see you work at Google.

Re:Someone at YouTube Needs Glasses: The Prophecy Has Been F... by Loudergood on Tuesday November 25, 2025 @11:27PM (#46054207)
You mean DoubleClick. It's clear which business model took over after the merger.
Re:Someone at YouTube Needs Glasses: The Prophecy Has Been F... by venturecruelty on Wednesday November 26, 2025 @01:35PM (#46060828)
I keep forgetting that they bought DoubleClick. Google has been a surveillance company for so long now that I've kind of forgotten there was ever a Before Times.
Re:Someone at YouTube Needs Glasses: The Prophecy Has Been F... by joquarky on Wednesday November 26, 2025 @06:27PM (#46063477)
Doubleclick actually took over Google.

Perhaps not literally, as in on the financial books.

But certainly in leadership "values".