▲ 1297 ▼ Google raising price of YouTube Premium to $13.99 per month (9to5google.com) submitted 3 years ago by fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 801 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] 0Xero0@lemmy.world 94 points 3 years ago (1 child) Firefox+UBO and Revanced users: Oh no... anyway... permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Bjaldr@discuss.tchncs.de -20 points 3 years ago (7 children) They're blocking users who use UBO permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 14 child comments replies: [–] zeekzag@lemmy.world 49 points 3 years ago That's what they want you to think. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 16 points 3 years ago I'll have you know I remain unblocked. permalink fedilink source parent [–] eek2121@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago I am not blocked. I use UBO. permalink fedilink source parent [+] yuunikki@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] 0Xero0@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago Didn't they already try to do that with manifest v3? They couldn't do shit within their own chromium platform, I doubt they'd be able to do it now. And even if they could, UBO devs would just find a way around that. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Lord_Boffum@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago Not all of them, currently. And if they were to do that, I'm sure some handy people will find a way around that. permalink fedilink source parent [–] zerozaku@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (3 children) Block their Google account or block from viewing videos on YouTube? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] legalfinding@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 3 years ago (2 children) They started blocking people who use ad blockers from watching videos if they don't disable it on YouTube. I think they just started doing it in the last few weeks permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] eek2121@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) I have had no issues. Even if they did end up successfully blocking (not likely) the videos are accessible via 3rd party sites/clients. I don’t see Google ever being able to successfully block users without adding a login requirement, and even then… permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Candybar121@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [+] markovianparallax@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago* (last edited 8 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] CriticalMiss@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago I don't think Google ever blocked someone for abusing their services (unless it was GCP, which is not meant for personal use anyway), they believe in annoying a person to compliance instead of banning them. permalink fedilink source parent [–] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 years ago Blocking from viewing videos on YouTube permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Bjaldr@discuss.tchncs.de -20 points 3 years ago (7 children) They're blocking users who use UBO permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 14 child comments replies: [–] zeekzag@lemmy.world 49 points 3 years ago That's what they want you to think. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 16 points 3 years ago I'll have you know I remain unblocked. permalink fedilink source parent [–] eek2121@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago I am not blocked. I use UBO. permalink fedilink source parent [+] yuunikki@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] 0Xero0@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago Didn't they already try to do that with manifest v3? They couldn't do shit within their own chromium platform, I doubt they'd be able to do it now. And even if they could, UBO devs would just find a way around that. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Lord_Boffum@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago Not all of them, currently. And if they were to do that, I'm sure some handy people will find a way around that. permalink fedilink source parent [–] zerozaku@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (3 children) Block their Google account or block from viewing videos on YouTube? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] legalfinding@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 3 years ago (2 children) They started blocking people who use ad blockers from watching videos if they don't disable it on YouTube. I think they just started doing it in the last few weeks permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] eek2121@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) I have had no issues. Even if they did end up successfully blocking (not likely) the videos are accessible via 3rd party sites/clients. I don’t see Google ever being able to successfully block users without adding a login requirement, and even then… permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Candybar121@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [+] markovianparallax@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago* (last edited 8 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] CriticalMiss@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago I don't think Google ever blocked someone for abusing their services (unless it was GCP, which is not meant for personal use anyway), they believe in annoying a person to compliance instead of banning them. permalink fedilink source parent [–] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 years ago Blocking from viewing videos on YouTube permalink fedilink source parent
[–] zeekzag@lemmy.world 49 points 3 years ago That's what they want you to think. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 16 points 3 years ago I'll have you know I remain unblocked. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] eek2121@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago I am not blocked. I use UBO. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 0Xero0@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago Didn't they already try to do that with manifest v3? They couldn't do shit within their own chromium platform, I doubt they'd be able to do it now. And even if they could, UBO devs would just find a way around that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lord_Boffum@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago Not all of them, currently. And if they were to do that, I'm sure some handy people will find a way around that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] zerozaku@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (3 children) Block their Google account or block from viewing videos on YouTube? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] legalfinding@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 3 years ago (2 children) They started blocking people who use ad blockers from watching videos if they don't disable it on YouTube. I think they just started doing it in the last few weeks permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] eek2121@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) I have had no issues. Even if they did end up successfully blocking (not likely) the videos are accessible via 3rd party sites/clients. I don’t see Google ever being able to successfully block users without adding a login requirement, and even then… permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Candybar121@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [+] markovianparallax@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago* (last edited 8 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] CriticalMiss@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago I don't think Google ever blocked someone for abusing their services (unless it was GCP, which is not meant for personal use anyway), they believe in annoying a person to compliance instead of banning them. permalink fedilink source parent [–] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 years ago Blocking from viewing videos on YouTube permalink fedilink source parent
[–] legalfinding@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 3 years ago (2 children) They started blocking people who use ad blockers from watching videos if they don't disable it on YouTube. I think they just started doing it in the last few weeks permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] eek2121@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) I have had no issues. Even if they did end up successfully blocking (not likely) the videos are accessible via 3rd party sites/clients. I don’t see Google ever being able to successfully block users without adding a login requirement, and even then… permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Candybar121@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [+] markovianparallax@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago* (last edited 8 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] eek2121@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) I have had no issues. Even if they did end up successfully blocking (not likely) the videos are accessible via 3rd party sites/clients. I don’t see Google ever being able to successfully block users without adding a login requirement, and even then… permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Candybar121@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] markovianparallax@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago* (last edited 8 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CriticalMiss@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago I don't think Google ever blocked someone for abusing their services (unless it was GCP, which is not meant for personal use anyway), they believe in annoying a person to compliance instead of banning them. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 years ago Blocking from viewing videos on YouTube permalink fedilink source parent