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YouTube's plan backfires, people are installing better ad blockers (www.androidauthority.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Google doesn't give a shit what their advertisers think. It's not a "please buy our ads" situation, it's a "where else would you advertise online, you stupid fuck?" type of situation.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Google reached that position by keeping the platform pleasant till no one else was left standing. That should be an antitrust activity in any free market. Remember this when you see Google gaslighting you about the moral implications of using adblocks.