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YouTube is Losing The War Against Adblockers (www.howtogeek.com)

submitted 2 years ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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.

[+] timewarp@lemmy.world -43 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I know right... Why should content creators be able to make money from content. Am I right?

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[–] knightly@pawb.social 26 points 2 years ago (1 child)

You're joking, but you're right.

Once the content has been created, the near-zero marginal cost of online distribution makes the concept of charging for copies wholly untenable.

The furry community figured this out years ago, our creators work on commission or paid subscription through Patreon or one of its ilk. They (mostly) don't care where you freely share their work because they already got paid.

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[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The knives are out for Patreon. Apple is looking to carve a big chunk out of that revenue. Google and Amazon (owner of Twitch) will not be far behind. Believe me, Google and Twitch are very unhappy that creators skip the platform monetization methods and just tell viewers to go to Patreon to bypass the heavy commissions.

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