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YouTube isn't happy you're using ad blockers — and it's doing something about it::undefined

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Maybe I'll disable AdBlock if you get rid of unskippable ads. What's that, you're not gonna? Then I'm not gonna.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

The worst thing is ads every two or three minutes in some videos. Not even TV is like this. No thanks.

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

Skippable ads don’t bring in enough revenue to cover infrastructure costs

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Then they should have less ads and charge more for them.

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

I assume neither of us are in the ad business so we can't say for sure but, if they could charge more for skippable ads, I'd bet they would have already

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

I was in the ad business for a about 5 years. They'll pay more. The better the data, the more the pay. If you're offering exclusive ads that your demographic will see, you'll pay.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Okay but would that not require more user and data tracking that Google is already being criticized for?