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YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Honestly, I pay for YouTube Premium because I find value in it. The price is reasonable for where I live, and it's my main source of entertainment. I don't like watching movies/TV shows that much so YouTube is my jam. So the convenience of being able to download videos, ad-free viewing, picture-in-picture, background playback etc. is totally worth it for me. I know if I dig hard enough and use an Android phone/tablet I can get those features without having to pay, but I don't like Android and again, the features are worth the small price.

For me, YouTube Premium and Spotify broke piracy because they're more convenient than pirating.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Same for me. Premium is worth it for the ease of use (especially because I watch a lot of YT on my AppleTV). I don’t want to have to worry about making sure all these ad blockers are set up right, and I also am ok with paying since I believe creators get something from that, right?

When I visit a friend and they pull up YT only for it to have three ads or whatever, I die inside. How do those people live?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Also a premium subscriber, and I it's definitely worth it to me (especially since it comes with music and I've got the grandfathered price)

The biggest problem I have with it isn't even a problem with premium. It's that it doesn't deal with sponsor spots in videos.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Try Sponsorblock. Also available through ReVanced on Android.