▲ 1276 ▼ Google admits it's making YouTube worse for ad block users (www.theregister.com) submitted 2 years ago by TangledHyphae@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 312 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 32 points 2 years ago (2 children) Great, I'll use it less if that's the case 🤷 permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) That’s not a bad outcome for them permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) If everybody with adblockers quit youtube and used alternative platforms, I agree, that would be great. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago Saves them money because they aren’t delivering content for free And the remaining population won’t raise the issue when they add more permalink fedilink source parent [–] linearchaos@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago I moved over to new pipe. No more algorithm on regular basis. I have the 20 or so people that I want to see. If one of my existing 20 people recommend somebody else, I'll go check them out. Between getting rid of reddit algorithm and YouTube's algorithm I'm clawing back huge swaths of time. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) That’s not a bad outcome for them permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) If everybody with adblockers quit youtube and used alternative platforms, I agree, that would be great. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago Saves them money because they aren’t delivering content for free And the remaining population won’t raise the issue when they add more permalink fedilink source parent
[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) If everybody with adblockers quit youtube and used alternative platforms, I agree, that would be great. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago Saves them money because they aren’t delivering content for free And the remaining population won’t raise the issue when they add more permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago Saves them money because they aren’t delivering content for free And the remaining population won’t raise the issue when they add more permalink fedilink source parent
[–] linearchaos@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago I moved over to new pipe. No more algorithm on regular basis. I have the 20 or so people that I want to see. If one of my existing 20 people recommend somebody else, I'll go check them out. Between getting rid of reddit algorithm and YouTube's algorithm I'm clawing back huge swaths of time. permalink fedilink source parent