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youtube getting more agressive blocking users after 3 videos (lemmy.world)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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youtube getting more aggressive.. i've got firefox and ublock but this shit is still coming up

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Blocking ads on YouTube is kind of like eating meat. It can't quite be morally justified, but I'm still guilty of it.

Currectly I'm updating uBlock 3 times a day to keep up with YouTube's detection algorithms, so I'm obviously willing to go to great lenghts to block ads, but after it gets difficult enough, I'll most likely just give in and get a subscribtion. It's by far the most valuable streaming service for me, yet I've used it (ad)free for more than 15 years. If now is the time they say enough, then fine. It was good while it lasted. I don't think that ads-based bussines model is the way to go anyways, so perhaps I should practice what I preach. Currenltly I'm only paying for Spotify and one podcast.

If competiton comes along that's even one tenth as good, I'm perfectly willing to jump ship, though. Google has lost my trust.