▲ 1193 ▼ 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.
[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 137 points 2 years ago (1 child) Hence Google's proposal to DRM the web permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] b3an@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) And people's response has shown its not easy or even working. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) That’s far less true now that they’re breaking the functionality of tons of adblockers that it was a few years ago. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ticho@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yep, most of my non-tech friends just say "Ads? Oh yeah, I don't even notice them anymore, I got so used to them." whenever that topic pops up in a conversation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] umbrella@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] b3an@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) And people's response has shown its not easy or even working. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) That’s far less true now that they’re breaking the functionality of tons of adblockers that it was a few years ago. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ticho@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yep, most of my non-tech friends just say "Ads? Oh yeah, I don't even notice them anymore, I got so used to them." whenever that topic pops up in a conversation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] umbrella@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) That’s far less true now that they’re breaking the functionality of tons of adblockers that it was a few years ago. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ticho@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yep, most of my non-tech friends just say "Ads? Oh yeah, I don't even notice them anymore, I got so used to them." whenever that topic pops up in a conversation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] umbrella@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) That’s far less true now that they’re breaking the functionality of tons of adblockers that it was a few years ago. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ticho@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yep, most of my non-tech friends just say "Ads? Oh yeah, I don't even notice them anymore, I got so used to them." whenever that topic pops up in a conversation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] umbrella@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ticho@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yep, most of my non-tech friends just say "Ads? Oh yeah, I don't even notice them anymore, I got so used to them." whenever that topic pops up in a conversation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] umbrella@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ticho@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yep, most of my non-tech friends just say "Ads? Oh yeah, I don't even notice them anymore, I got so used to them." whenever that topic pops up in a conversation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] umbrella@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
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