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YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

submitted 1 year ago by demvoter@kbin.social to c/news@kbin.social

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YouTube is running an experiment asking some users to disable their ad blockers or pay for a premium subscription, or they will not be allowed to watch videos.

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[–] HybridHuman@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Everybody's leaving or have left YouTube anyway.

[–] blobcat@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

says who, it's one of the biggest platforms on the internet lol

[–] HybridHuman@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I didn't say it wasn't the biggest platform but, everyone I know on YouTube are streaming on Rumble, Odysee, Dlive, Trovo or Kick. Some of them are still on YouTube, but I don't watch them there anymore.

[–] blobcat@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

3 out of 5 platforms you mentioned are filled with far-right content lmao

[–] Jon-H558@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

yep many seem to use YouTube to link out to Curiosity stream and few other similar pay tutorial sites

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