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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] 5 points 1 year ago

I've found youtube has gotten really, really good at recommending me stuff over the past 2 years. I've gone to great lengths not to mess that up once I noticed that. I also like how youtube now shows me 0-10 view videos since I keep clicking on them. Most are trash but very occasionally youtube finds an incredible video. Basically like tiktok but without that annoying short form content interface and I get to choose to view it.

I've got thousands and thousands of subscriptions to channels over the years at this point. It's impossible to manage. I've no joke probably cost them in the thousands at this point.

I don't watch youtube on a TV but I do believe there are ad free solutions if the TV runs some form of android, besides premium.

Wonder how long the ad-free non-premium will last. I predicted in the 2030s like 5 years ago, but with how quickly platforms are cracking down on "leach users", it's probably in the <5 year span at this point. Enjoy it while it lasts.