▲ 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.
[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 17 points 2 years ago (1 child) I miss those cheeky gif banners from the 2000s permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fasterthancat@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago (2 children) [With hindsight] The commercial use of the internet should never have been allowed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 6 points 2 years ago* (2 children) I want the internet to be a network of digital libraries...communication, public events and sharing space...personal pages...services...the commercial motive starts from there and eventually consumes the rest :/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] fasterthancat@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) I reckon without the rule changes in 1993-94 allowing commercial use that the internet would have turned into a significantly more useful utility with higher quality innovation than the advert laden train wreck that we have now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 1 point 2 years ago Ok, apparently it wasn't as gradual as I thought, there was a determining moment in 93-94 with Netscape and HTTPS that made secure transactions possible for e-commerce. permalink fedilink source parent [–] yogurtwrong@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) For this to happen, everyone using the internet should know HTML or there has to be a easy to use, MS Word-like web designer. And there should also be easy to use, free web hosting providers (neocities exists). Owning a website as a non-techie should be normalized and be portrayed as "cool" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Hey, neocities is pretty good, I think I'll try to use chatgpt to get some boilerplate site running and then keep adding to it :) These sites make me happy https://melonking.net/melon?z=%2Funiverse%2F 😂 permalink fedilink source parent [–] ltxrtquq@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago Do online multiplayer video games count as a commercial use? I kind of like those permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fasterthancat@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago (2 children) [With hindsight] The commercial use of the internet should never have been allowed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 6 points 2 years ago* (2 children) I want the internet to be a network of digital libraries...communication, public events and sharing space...personal pages...services...the commercial motive starts from there and eventually consumes the rest :/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] fasterthancat@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) I reckon without the rule changes in 1993-94 allowing commercial use that the internet would have turned into a significantly more useful utility with higher quality innovation than the advert laden train wreck that we have now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 1 point 2 years ago Ok, apparently it wasn't as gradual as I thought, there was a determining moment in 93-94 with Netscape and HTTPS that made secure transactions possible for e-commerce. permalink fedilink source parent [–] yogurtwrong@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) For this to happen, everyone using the internet should know HTML or there has to be a easy to use, MS Word-like web designer. And there should also be easy to use, free web hosting providers (neocities exists). Owning a website as a non-techie should be normalized and be portrayed as "cool" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Hey, neocities is pretty good, I think I'll try to use chatgpt to get some boilerplate site running and then keep adding to it :) These sites make me happy https://melonking.net/melon?z=%2Funiverse%2F 😂 permalink fedilink source parent [–] ltxrtquq@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago Do online multiplayer video games count as a commercial use? I kind of like those permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 6 points 2 years ago* (2 children) I want the internet to be a network of digital libraries...communication, public events and sharing space...personal pages...services...the commercial motive starts from there and eventually consumes the rest :/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] fasterthancat@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) I reckon without the rule changes in 1993-94 allowing commercial use that the internet would have turned into a significantly more useful utility with higher quality innovation than the advert laden train wreck that we have now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 1 point 2 years ago Ok, apparently it wasn't as gradual as I thought, there was a determining moment in 93-94 with Netscape and HTTPS that made secure transactions possible for e-commerce. permalink fedilink source parent [–] yogurtwrong@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) For this to happen, everyone using the internet should know HTML or there has to be a easy to use, MS Word-like web designer. And there should also be easy to use, free web hosting providers (neocities exists). Owning a website as a non-techie should be normalized and be portrayed as "cool" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Hey, neocities is pretty good, I think I'll try to use chatgpt to get some boilerplate site running and then keep adding to it :) These sites make me happy https://melonking.net/melon?z=%2Funiverse%2F 😂 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fasterthancat@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) I reckon without the rule changes in 1993-94 allowing commercial use that the internet would have turned into a significantly more useful utility with higher quality innovation than the advert laden train wreck that we have now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 1 point 2 years ago Ok, apparently it wasn't as gradual as I thought, there was a determining moment in 93-94 with Netscape and HTTPS that made secure transactions possible for e-commerce. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 1 point 2 years ago Ok, apparently it wasn't as gradual as I thought, there was a determining moment in 93-94 with Netscape and HTTPS that made secure transactions possible for e-commerce. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] yogurtwrong@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) For this to happen, everyone using the internet should know HTML or there has to be a easy to use, MS Word-like web designer. And there should also be easy to use, free web hosting providers (neocities exists). Owning a website as a non-techie should be normalized and be portrayed as "cool" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Hey, neocities is pretty good, I think I'll try to use chatgpt to get some boilerplate site running and then keep adding to it :) These sites make me happy https://melonking.net/melon?z=%2Funiverse%2F 😂 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Hey, neocities is pretty good, I think I'll try to use chatgpt to get some boilerplate site running and then keep adding to it :) These sites make me happy https://melonking.net/melon?z=%2Funiverse%2F 😂 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ltxrtquq@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago Do online multiplayer video games count as a commercial use? I kind of like those permalink fedilink source parent