▲ 1192 ▼ YouTube is Losing The War Against Adblockers (www.howtogeek.com) submitted 2 years ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world 445 comments fedilink hide all child comments YouTube is intensifying efforts to combat adblockers, including blocking video playback and warning users of potential account suspension. Increased ads on YouTube have driven many users to adblockers, hurting both YouTube’s ad revenue and content creators reliant on ad-based income. Despite these measures, many users are leaving YouTube or finding workarounds, leading creators to seek alternative revenue streams off-platform.
[–] zkfcfbzr@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (8 children) Which downloader do you use? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [+] rand_alpha19@moist.catsweat.com 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ebby@lemmy.ssba.com 10 points 2 years ago There are several out there using yt-dlp. Tube archivist, tube sync, etc. They are fairly straightforward to set up in docker if you use that. permalink fedilink source parent [–] KillerTofu@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (5 children) Not OP but I use the arr family of services (Sonarr and Radar, though there are more) and NZBGet as my downloader. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [+] timewarp@lemmy.world -16 points 2 years ago (4 children) Lol NZBGet is not typically used for getting free content. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] KillerTofu@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (3 children) It’s one of the preconfigured downloaders for sonarr and radarr which is really a fancy front page for adding media from usenet? So, I would disagree. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] timewarp@lemmy.world -16 points 2 years ago (2 children) Well... if your idea of "free" content is something you don't pay for then yes, but if your idea of free content is something that was intended to be distributed for "free" then no. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] KillerTofu@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Is it free if it supported by ads? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] timewarp@lemmy.world -11 points 2 years ago People don't use NZBGet for that reason. It is literally a platform & distribution model primarily intended for pirating content in a way that is much quicker and more reliable than torrents. Usenet would probably have died without NZBs. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] rand_alpha19@moist.catsweat.com 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ebby@lemmy.ssba.com 10 points 2 years ago There are several out there using yt-dlp. Tube archivist, tube sync, etc. They are fairly straightforward to set up in docker if you use that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] KillerTofu@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (5 children) Not OP but I use the arr family of services (Sonarr and Radar, though there are more) and NZBGet as my downloader. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [+] timewarp@lemmy.world -16 points 2 years ago (4 children) Lol NZBGet is not typically used for getting free content. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] KillerTofu@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (3 children) It’s one of the preconfigured downloaders for sonarr and radarr which is really a fancy front page for adding media from usenet? So, I would disagree. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] timewarp@lemmy.world -16 points 2 years ago (2 children) Well... if your idea of "free" content is something you don't pay for then yes, but if your idea of free content is something that was intended to be distributed for "free" then no. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] KillerTofu@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Is it free if it supported by ads? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] timewarp@lemmy.world -11 points 2 years ago People don't use NZBGet for that reason. It is literally a platform & distribution model primarily intended for pirating content in a way that is much quicker and more reliable than torrents. Usenet would probably have died without NZBs. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] timewarp@lemmy.world -16 points 2 years ago (4 children) Lol NZBGet is not typically used for getting free content. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] KillerTofu@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (3 children) It’s one of the preconfigured downloaders for sonarr and radarr which is really a fancy front page for adding media from usenet? So, I would disagree. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] timewarp@lemmy.world -16 points 2 years ago (2 children) Well... if your idea of "free" content is something you don't pay for then yes, but if your idea of free content is something that was intended to be distributed for "free" then no. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] KillerTofu@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Is it free if it supported by ads? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] timewarp@lemmy.world -11 points 2 years ago People don't use NZBGet for that reason. It is literally a platform & distribution model primarily intended for pirating content in a way that is much quicker and more reliable than torrents. Usenet would probably have died without NZBs. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] KillerTofu@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (3 children) It’s one of the preconfigured downloaders for sonarr and radarr which is really a fancy front page for adding media from usenet? So, I would disagree. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] timewarp@lemmy.world -16 points 2 years ago (2 children) Well... if your idea of "free" content is something you don't pay for then yes, but if your idea of free content is something that was intended to be distributed for "free" then no. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] KillerTofu@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Is it free if it supported by ads? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] timewarp@lemmy.world -11 points 2 years ago People don't use NZBGet for that reason. It is literally a platform & distribution model primarily intended for pirating content in a way that is much quicker and more reliable than torrents. Usenet would probably have died without NZBs. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] timewarp@lemmy.world -16 points 2 years ago (2 children) Well... if your idea of "free" content is something you don't pay for then yes, but if your idea of free content is something that was intended to be distributed for "free" then no. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] KillerTofu@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Is it free if it supported by ads? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] timewarp@lemmy.world -11 points 2 years ago People don't use NZBGet for that reason. It is literally a platform & distribution model primarily intended for pirating content in a way that is much quicker and more reliable than torrents. Usenet would probably have died without NZBs. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] KillerTofu@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Is it free if it supported by ads? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] timewarp@lemmy.world -11 points 2 years ago People don't use NZBGet for that reason. It is literally a platform & distribution model primarily intended for pirating content in a way that is much quicker and more reliable than torrents. Usenet would probably have died without NZBs. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] timewarp@lemmy.world -11 points 2 years ago People don't use NZBGet for that reason. It is literally a platform & distribution model primarily intended for pirating content in a way that is much quicker and more reliable than torrents. Usenet would probably have died without NZBs. permalink fedilink source parent