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YouTube started slowing video buffer with adblock enabled (old.reddit.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[+] [email protected] -28 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You think fediverse is representative of the general population? You think the general population is installing an blocking? You realize how much money Google makes right? I've been yelled at for blocking ads because they were braking when people wanted to purchase something.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago (1 children)

No, I don't. I do think Google is putting in a shit ton of ads because premium makes more money than ads do, which is represented by creators getting more money from premium users than ad supported users. They want the average person to be overwhelmed by ads and buy premium, which is the same effect as using an ad blocker.

Nobody wants YouTube with ads. That's literally the entire point.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

And they wouldn't have done anything to combat ad blockers if they weren't becoming or are popular

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

They've been incredibly popular for a very long time, they're only just now doing it because it's the next lowest hanging fruit on the money tree