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YouTube adds new hurdles for ad blockers, and there's currently no way around it
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I'll stop using YT before i start watching ads.
Same. Especially since there's more AI slop.
True that
Man gotta have a code.
I'll start paying for YT before I ever start watching ads. I won't as long as I don't have to, but the second they finally figure this out, I'm subscribing.
It's well worth the money considering how much I use it and for how long I've used it for free. It's honestly one of the few streaming services actually worth paying for.
Does premium also block sponsors? Because if not, YouTube would still be unusable without an adblocker.
Granted, YouTube would probably be the hardest service for me to walk away from. Even without the entertainment aspect. How-tos on car repair and building projects etc are quite valuable.
I'm in agreement with this, I'm mostly a content thief, because my use is so extremely limited it simply cannot justify paying any even more than a dollar for any service.
But when it comes to youtube, I get most of my scientific education there, all of the developments in astrophysics and sciences are there. I think I'd go bonkers without it, and yeah, I am not going to be watching no motherfucking ads.
It's hard to tell on the internet; is this sarcasm?
I think your comment is sarcasm, I was pretty clear in my statements!