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Youtube adblock blocking (self.piracy)

submitted 1 year ago by HumanPerson to c/[email protected]

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I know the topic of whether adblock is piracy is debated, but I am guessing there are a lot of adblock users here and I was wondering if anyone has seen the youtube adblock warning message in the wild. I use ublock origin and still haven't seen it once.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Also an unpopular opinion but I actually don't mind paying for YouTube Premium to avoid the ads. Content creators get a bigger cut from my watching habits and it comes with a music streaming platform.

We are in piracy community though so it makes sense people are against paying for content that once upon a time was completely free.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Totally agree with you, but they need to make an Ad free only subscription. YouTube Premium is more of a package deal (Ad Free/ YT Music/High bitrate).

Spotify used to have a tier called Spotify Unlimited which basically was essentially ad free Spotify with no other premium features. Half the price £5 per month.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

100%

I feel they'd make more money that way too. I'd pay for YT but I don't because I love Spotify, so I feel like I'm paying for something I already have.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

And people would still complain about the cost.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

But despite paying still remain the product since Google is still data mining users instead of opting paid users out. And doesn't have options like sponsorblock built in, dislikes returned, or ability to combine subscriptions into custom groups.

I feel you could get the annual cost and divide it among channels you want to give the money and that'd be more money for them. Like I don't see the official YouTube app being a better app than third parties personally.

Even YouTube front ends I've found better than the official YouTube site, since they can bypass region blocks.