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YouTube tests disabling videos for people using ad blockers
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Wow, thanks, YouTube! I always had such a hard time disabling my ad blocker - I'm so glad you've made it easier for me!
Really, though, I don't see this ending well for YouTube. I'd bet there'll be an ad blocking option that works to bypass this within a week.
Within a week? I think my ad blocker already handles it; I haven’t noticed ads on YouTube ever, on my own devices, and haven’t seen their latest messaging either.
It's the sheer patrimony of statements like these that really annoy me. I get that things have costs and they also have to deliver a profit; that's just business. But why can't they just have the guts to openly say that rather than dress it up in all the bullshit
I was always shocked at how much better twitch was at getting around Adblock compared to YouTube. I mean, google is thee advertising company. But even twitch’s was breakable