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YouTube's Ad Blocker Crackdown Is Getting Harder to Dodge::The video platform now requires users to disable their ad blockers with an immovable pop-up.

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[–] Bongles@lemm.ee 17 points 1 year ago (3 children)

But that's the only benefit of premium (on YouTube itself). I guess there are still YouTube originals but that kind of died as far as I can tell.

[–] Strayce@lemmy.sdf.org 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yes. And? You think they care? Premium isn't there to benefit you, it's there to benefit Google. As soon as the money stops coming in, they'll look for other ways to squeeze it. We're already seeing it with streaming providers shoehorning ads into their paid services. It's not that much of a stretch.

[–] hypertown@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

The only benefit now, but what if they start to serve 30 non-skippable ads without premium and ONLY 5 with premium, what a deal! Right? If you hate ads you can just buy higher tier for ONLY $5 more.

Let's just keep fingers crossed for ublock...

[–] spicehoarder@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Bongles@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

Kind of. If anybody signs up for that premium lite they're fools.