▲ 789 ▼ YouTube is now fully blocking ad blockers around the world (9to5google.com) submitted 2 years ago by ijeff@lemdro.id to c/technology@lemmy.world 338 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://lemdro.id/post/2787773 (!google@lemdro.id)
[–] yesterdayshero@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (8 children) Sounds like you haven't watched a lot of free to air tv haha permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 years ago (4 children) I can honestly say, apart from seeing it on on the background when visiting parents or similar, that I haven't watched free to air TV in maybe 15 years. Been streaming or downloading all that time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] yesterdayshero@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (3 children) I hardly watch it either. Just found it funny all the complaints above could be applied to what free to air tv has been doing for decades. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago Agree with you completely. permalink fedilink source parent [+] aniki@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] yesterdayshero@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Yet they still get around it through sound mixing. Any regulations against using jingles or having ads interrupt what you're watching? permalink fedilink source parent [–] wooki@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 2 years ago Free to air is heavily regulated in my country if it had a fraction of the fraudulent grifter ads Google would be shut down permalink fedilink source parent [–] yata@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago* Ads in those are also regulated in civilised countries. permalink fedilink source parent [–] RelentlessArts@feddit.uk 1 point 2 years ago Luckily all that is prosecutable by Ofcom here so it very rarely happens. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 years ago (4 children) I can honestly say, apart from seeing it on on the background when visiting parents or similar, that I haven't watched free to air TV in maybe 15 years. Been streaming or downloading all that time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] yesterdayshero@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (3 children) I hardly watch it either. Just found it funny all the complaints above could be applied to what free to air tv has been doing for decades. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago Agree with you completely. permalink fedilink source parent [+] aniki@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] yesterdayshero@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Yet they still get around it through sound mixing. Any regulations against using jingles or having ads interrupt what you're watching? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] yesterdayshero@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (3 children) I hardly watch it either. Just found it funny all the complaints above could be applied to what free to air tv has been doing for decades. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago Agree with you completely. permalink fedilink source parent [+] aniki@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] yesterdayshero@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Yet they still get around it through sound mixing. Any regulations against using jingles or having ads interrupt what you're watching? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago Agree with you completely. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] aniki@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] yesterdayshero@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Yet they still get around it through sound mixing. Any regulations against using jingles or having ads interrupt what you're watching? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] yesterdayshero@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Yet they still get around it through sound mixing. Any regulations against using jingles or having ads interrupt what you're watching? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wooki@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 2 years ago Free to air is heavily regulated in my country if it had a fraction of the fraudulent grifter ads Google would be shut down permalink fedilink source parent
[–] yata@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago* Ads in those are also regulated in civilised countries. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RelentlessArts@feddit.uk 1 point 2 years ago Luckily all that is prosecutable by Ofcom here so it very rarely happens. permalink fedilink source parent