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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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[–] bryanuc@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, the annoyance of the ads is the bigger problem. Give short, non-annoying ads (the solar ones are some of the worst) and I won't work to stop them.

[–] DreamerOfImprobableDreams@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Or at the very least, show me a healthy variety of ads, instead of spamming the same ad over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and--