Users complain but 99% of the 0,01% that actually use adblockers will just continue, just like how internet "boycotts" always end, by going back to the dystopian status quo
this post was submitted on 18 Oct 2023
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https://www.statista.com/statistics/351862/adblocking-usage/
similar stats to elsewhere.
you should probably not pull numbers out of your arse
not only is this a seemingly random site that needs you to use an account to access part of the information, all you need to do is not look at a random site that pulls stats out of their arse like you say, they dont explain where the data comes from, they dont explain anything.
I dont need to pull random ass data from that sketch site, this small amount of legwork is far more than necessary nor what you deserve for being a dick about it: (lets not forget you just say "elsewhere" without showing us, well, anything)
firefox addon site users:
ublock origin: 6.713.504 adblocker ultimate: 2.286.976 adguard adblocker: 991.481 block site: 518.605 adblock plus: 4.236.338 ghostery: 1.104.375 adblock for firefox: 1.166.799
everything else is too small and inconsequential to mention, same with github, thats a total of 17.018.078, firefox usercount FROM firefox, about 188 million
https://data.firefox.com/dashboard/user-activity
since webstore doesnt use proper numbers we can only assume but:
adblock best adblocker: 10million+ adblock plus: 10million+ adaway: 2million+ ublock origin: 10million+
thats again, only super roughly but 32 million users compared to chromes rough 3.3 BILLION users
both of these may nto be exactly 0.01 % sure, but we are all inconsequential and mean nothing compared to the total count of uers, who barely know what a browser is, let alone what an adblocker is.
Google is not going to all this effort for a rounding error
Or maybe this is a proof of concept for completely blocking adblock across the web. YouTube is just a demo.
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Really hoping some IPFS alternative takes off. Youtube has already been tanking in quality but no one changes because its a monopoly on online videos.
And if Twitter has shown us anything, it's that people legitimately won't leave a crappy platform unless there's a significant popular and better alternative that can scale immediately to demand.
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I was annoyed by this. Check out FREETUBE which is a private youtube client for pc, mac and linux. No ads and 100% private - take that google
It appears YT is the new cable television. Let's see if it follows it to the grave.
I'll watch from the sidelines, enjoying my subscription to nebula.