why isn't there an option for "soft adblock" for subscribed yt channels? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by sociablefish@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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When you block ads on YouTube, the ads are deleted. This has the problem of not giving creators money, forcing you to actually spend $10/mo or whatever the average Patreon subscription is. What if there was an option for an ad to play in the background while a black rectangle covers the screen while temporarily muting the browser tab? (Since the ad still plays in the background, the creator still gets money, allowing you to be a freeloader) edit: peertube has no ads

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[-] tko@tkohhh.social 0 points 1 year ago

Forgive me, I'm not super familiar with world currencies... is that 10 GBP?

[-] TeaHands@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Hah, no, ten pence, as in one hundred pence to a GBP 😉

[-] tko@tkohhh.social 1 points 1 year ago

Ahhh that makes more sense... that's about 0.13 USD. It's interesting to me, because I would gladly pay that much per video (or more!) if it meant I didn't have to watch ads.

Of course that model doesn't exactly lend itself to mindlessly clicking through videos (which is what Youtube wants). I know there are other video platforms out there... do you know of any that charge users per view?

Thanks for doing the math!

[-] TeaHands@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Honestly no idea, I don't know much about alternative platforms at all. Only just started to look into other options myself!

I'd never framed it in terms of price per view but I do love a good stat so no worries lol, was interesting.

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