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YouTube intensifies fight against ad blockers showing pop-ups, and users are frustrated | Blocking ad-block users (www.techspot.com)
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YouTube intensifies fight against ad blockers showing pop-ups, and users are frustrated | Blocking ad-block users::undefined

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[–] Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee 14 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

Why would google run YouTube if it's making negative profit? Seriously. Why would anyone do that?

Am I greedy too because I expect my work to pay more than it costs me to live?

[–] TheBlue22@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Because of the insane amount of advertising they can do on the massive majority of people who don't use adblock?

Because they hold THE monopoly on video upload?

There are many reasons why a company exists with no profit incentive.

[–] dotMonkey@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Why do you think they do advertising? It's for profit lol.

[–] TheBlue22@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 11 months ago

... did I argue otherwise?

[–] Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

So let the peasants who don't know how to block ads cover the costs for the rest of us freeriders?

[–] TheBlue22@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 11 months ago

What a good faith argument! I will surely waste my time arguing with you!

[–] sznio@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Because they're a monopoly and should get nationalized to ensure they align with the citizens rather than with the greedy shareholders.

[–] jetsetdorito@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I don't like the idea that my YouTube premium money just goes into a big pool that's divided among all creators whether I watched them or not. I block ads and subscribe to patreons of YouTubers I watch the most, I would probably pay a few dollars for YouTube premium.

[–] SnipingNinja@slrpnk.net 2 points 11 months ago

Premium only goes to the creators you watch though and not everyone? Unless I misunderstood things or you have a source for it?

[–] Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yeah I'd much rather prefer a system when portion of the money goes to google to cover their costs, but the majority of it would be divided between the creators whose videos I've been watching during that month.

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

So YouTube premium then?