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YouTube's next move might make it virtually impossible to block ads (www.androidpolice.com)

submitted 5 months ago by boem@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] Rolando@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

some people still recommend using a VPN and IP address from a country where YouTube ads are prohibited, such as Myanmar, Albania, or Uzbekistan.

Wait, you can just prohibit YouTube ads at a national level? That's somehow awesome and terrifying at the same time.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

What would be terrifying about it?

[–] deranger@sh.itjust.works 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, I don’t see what’s terrifying. Countries can make laws, if YouTube wants to operate in that market it has to follow the laws there.

[–] Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg -1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

There seems to be an abundance of the false notion that large corporations are somehow above governments on Lemmy ... and that's simply not true, at least for corporations that want have legitimate business within the country.

EDIT: So as to say ... perhaps the commenter (at least in the moment) was a bit awestruck seeing laws apply to tech (which often seems to feel as though it's above the law in some way).