▲ 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.
[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 38 points 2 years ago* (2 children) I'm starting to think our entire economy is built upon ads. Edit: Word missing permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) Partially. Our economy is built in selling you stuff you don't need, and ads are a crucial part of making that happen. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] capital_sniff@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Sorta. Ads are just part of the much larger beast of selling things, marketing. permalink fedilink source parent [–] deltreed@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago Starting? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) Partially. Our economy is built in selling you stuff you don't need, and ads are a crucial part of making that happen. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] capital_sniff@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Sorta. Ads are just part of the much larger beast of selling things, marketing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] capital_sniff@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Sorta. Ads are just part of the much larger beast of selling things, marketing. permalink fedilink source parent