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YouTube warns it might make your viewing experience worse if you don't turn off your ad-blocker::YouTube has been cracking down on people using ad blockers. Now, a spokesperson says that using ad blockers could lead to "suboptimal viewing."

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[-] DeathWearsANecktie@lemm.ee 107 points 1 year ago

That's the funny thing about this threat. It implies that using YouTube the regular way is "optimal" viewing. It's fucking shit without adblock.

[-] NightOwl@lemmy.one 36 points 1 year ago

Even without ads it's shit without sponsorblock for me. Not even for the sponsor spots, but the absolutely annoying copy paste of please like, subscribe, hit the notification icon, blah blah blah blah blah.

[-] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

That's shit, but it's still usable as I can shortcut my way around it. The ads are hot liquid swamp ass that make it unusable. I see ad, I circumvent or close tab.

[-] TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Sponsor Block????

[-] rob299@bookwormstory.social 14 points 1 year ago

It's optimal to them. You just don't understand Youtube's perspective of it yet. And then it's unoptimal for them when you watch with the adblocker.

[-] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 year ago

How to quit YT in a week?

  1. disable adblocking
  2. Suffer watching ads
  3. Get bored, because you no longer feel like watching adTube
  4. Switch to something else
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