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[–] formContainer@feddit.ch 5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I hate Ggle as a corporation, but LOVE YouTube. With that being said, FreeTube, NewPipe, and InnerTunes will be used by me until YouTube/Ggle goes bankrupt. After they replaced G**gle Play Music with YouTube music I want them to burn a fiery death.

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[–] MyFeetOwnMySoul@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago (12 children)

You've found quite the hornets nest, it seems.

I pay for premium because YouTube does video delivery better than anyone else in the world, and it's not free for them to provide. Lots of things to hate about YouTube/Alphabet, but theft is a corrupt way of expressing discontentment.

Also, if I pay for premium, then content creators get paid, and I don't have to shell out for merch to not feel like a terrible person.

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[–] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 year ago

Have you tried Piped? It lets you watch Youtube without ads, though you can't use it to comment, but I say you should give it a try.

[–] Mandy@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Installing ublock origins and sponsorblock is not jumping through hoops

And Google.with its basically infinite money should name it worthwhile to be paid for. But YouTube premium is garbage

[–] DoktorDelta@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I can't block the ads on my Roku TV, which is where most of my watching takes place.

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[–] ShotLine@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Lol yeah downloading newpipe is suuuch a hoop to jump through. 🙄

[–] OrnluWolfjarl@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Or you can use an ad-blocker. Also youtube is profitable just fine. If it wasn't Google would have shut it down a long time ago.

[–] blanketswithsmallpox@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's like saying AAA games should probably be way more than $60. Despite the fact they used to be $40... then $50... and more expensive carts have ALWAYS been around since the SNES? and definitely N64 days lol.

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if youtube forces me to watch ads i will stop watching youtube. i'm fine with it not bein profitable.

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