▲ 2057 ▼ YouTube's plan backfires, people are installing better ad blockers (www.androidauthority.com) submitted 2 years ago by ijeff@lemdro.id to c/technology@lemmy.world 485 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://lemdro.id/post/2883134 (!android@lemdro.id)
[–] smokingManhole@lemmy.world 32 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'll stop using Internet before I even consider whitelisting YouTube. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] mjhelto@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago Right? I've used ad blockers as soon as they popped on the Internet scene. I hate advertisements, commercials and any kind of marketing. I don't watch TV, and when I do or it's on nearby, I get up and walk away during the commercials. When sponsored stuff interrupts a video I'm watching, I skip forward until the video returns. If I have to use a browser with no ad block, I straight up abandon most sites. It's untenable! In general, I treat life and products/services I want like a business doing a Request For Purchase (RFP). If I want something, I'll look up companies that provide that product or service and rely heavily on the recommendations of friends, family, and community when making a purchase decision. Those who aggressively solicit me will almost never get my money or be considered. Fuck capitalism. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mjhelto@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago Right? I've used ad blockers as soon as they popped on the Internet scene. I hate advertisements, commercials and any kind of marketing. I don't watch TV, and when I do or it's on nearby, I get up and walk away during the commercials. When sponsored stuff interrupts a video I'm watching, I skip forward until the video returns. If I have to use a browser with no ad block, I straight up abandon most sites. It's untenable! In general, I treat life and products/services I want like a business doing a Request For Purchase (RFP). If I want something, I'll look up companies that provide that product or service and rely heavily on the recommendations of friends, family, and community when making a purchase decision. Those who aggressively solicit me will almost never get my money or be considered. Fuck capitalism. permalink fedilink source parent