YouTube is waging a war against adblockers...and losing.
  • YouTube is intensifying efforts to combat adblockers, including blocking video playback and warning users of potential account suspension.
  • Increased ads on YouTube have driven many users to adblockers, hurting both YouTube’s ad revenue and content creators reliant on ad-based income.
  • Despite these measures, many users are leaving YouTube or finding workarounds, leading creators to seek alternative revenue streams off-platform.
  • Teknikal@eviltoast.orgEnglish
    132·
    3 months ago

    Any one else watch the Linux tech tips video (degooglefying) where he tried to claim blocking ads was Piracy.

    That pissed me off because blocking ads is honestly just protecting yourself against viruses which appear even on ads on Google etc.

    Also who am I depriving of their property by blocking ads, F you linus.

    • lengau@midwest.socialEnglish
      9·
      3 months ago

      I mean… It probably is. It’s accessing the copyrighted content outside of the terms of the license provided by the copyright owner.

      But that shows more how broken the copyright system is than anything when piracy has such a low bar.

    • Kuma@lemmy.worldEnglish
      61·
      3 months ago

      Why can it not be both? It is piracy because you access content that should be payed with your time (ads) instead of money, by bypassing the front door/line of ads and going in through the backdoor.

      You do guard yourself from virus and some data hording and it can also be true that you don’t find it worth it of your time and only want to consume without interruptions.

      I also use an ad blocker. It is the first thing I install on a browser. The internet is impossible to navigate in without it and I try to only use sites without ads if possible… But I do believe it is piracy to block it, and it is my choice.

      I only pay for nebula and Spotify so all the creators who is on there at least get something from me. But I don’t know if that is even close to enough.

      Linus is not one of them and will never be haha (I rarely like any of their video formats)

    • absquatulate@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      3 months ago

      Not sure why you feel the need to defend your actions by drawing analogies with real piracy - it’s their attitude towards you as a content consumer that you should note in this situation, and that’s just appaling. Your actions may well be piracy but frankly that’s just a word they use to guilt you out of choosing convenience and safety. Be a pirate and be proud, goddammit!