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YouTube’s ad blocker crackdown now includes third-party apps (www.theverge.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml
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Sounds like trouble for Newpipe, Sponsorblock, etc...

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[–] -5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (6 children)

Folks, Just read the extra 55 words in the article. Most of you wont spend a dime on journalism of any kind, at least fully read the articles your interested in.

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  • [–] 21 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    And give “the verge” some ad revenue? Or potentially have their trackers on my phone/computer? Nah I’m good.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    And give “the verge” some ad revenue?

    Wait you don't have an ad blocker ? (to be fair I use an adblocker which does pretend to watch and click ads thus giving the verge ad revenue)

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago*

    My bad i assumed people on this sub had the amateur knowledge required to protect themselves and/or avoid the 5 trackers on the site.

    Your right though, if clicking a link to theverge is such a massive risk for you, then not reading articles is probably least of your concerns.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    Last year, YouTube “launched a global effort” to encourage users to allow ads while watching videos or upgrade to YouTube Premium. It also began disabling videos for users with an ad blocking extension enabled.

    “We only allow third-party apps to use our API when they follow our API Services Terms of Service,” YouTube says.

    To get around this, YouTube once again suggests signing up for the ad-free YouTube Premium.

    Not much gained tbh

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    This bot is saving me from having to open the "article", try to decipher SEO bullshit modern journalism just to find shitpost like this, eat some ads, and unavoidable (at least on mobile) trackers, js, etc. Also personally hate link posts, i wish people put this kind of summaries in the actual post.

    Just ignore/block the bot and move on.

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