▲ 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.
[+] dsilverz 37 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] asexualchangeling@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] simonced@lemmy.one 11 points 2 years ago (2 children) You need to deactivate your ad blocker for that 😆 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] x00z@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago Every video ad needs to have the video uploaded to YouTube afaik. So it's possible to find it, although I'm not sure if it also works for private videos. permalink fedilink source parent [+] asexualchangeling@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] asexualchangeling@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] simonced@lemmy.one 11 points 2 years ago (2 children) You need to deactivate your ad blocker for that 😆 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] x00z@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago Every video ad needs to have the video uploaded to YouTube afaik. So it's possible to find it, although I'm not sure if it also works for private videos. permalink fedilink source parent [+] asexualchangeling@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] simonced@lemmy.one 11 points 2 years ago (2 children) You need to deactivate your ad blocker for that 😆 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] x00z@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago Every video ad needs to have the video uploaded to YouTube afaik. So it's possible to find it, although I'm not sure if it also works for private videos. permalink fedilink source parent [+] asexualchangeling@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] x00z@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago Every video ad needs to have the video uploaded to YouTube afaik. So it's possible to find it, although I'm not sure if it also works for private videos. permalink fedilink source parent