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YouTube just quietly blocked Adblock Plus — the internet hasn't noticed yet, but I've found a workaround (www.tomsguide.com)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 6 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

I sometimes get a popup warning from YouTube that my account will be blocked from viewing videos if I keep running an ad blocker. But the warning goes away after a while and YouTube still works. I don't see ads except on mobile.

Oddly, they also keep begging me to "return" to YouTube Premium, though I have never paid for YouTube Premium.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    Oddly, they also keep begging me to “return” to YouTube Premium, though I have never paid for YouTube Premium.

    This is just 'normal' commercial psychological manipulation.

    Returning sounds better than starting, so a small percentage of people would sign up that wouldn't have otherwise if it was worded accurately.

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