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YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
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YouTube is running an experiment asking some users to disable their ad blockers or pay for a premium subscription, or they will not be allowed to watch videos.

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[–] 2 points 3 years ago (2 children)

Yes, the annoyance of the ads is the bigger problem. Give short, non-annoying ads (the solar ones are some of the worst) and I won't work to stop them.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Or at the very least, show me a healthy variety of ads, instead of spamming the same ad over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and--

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    their ad algo sucks. You search diets, and suddenly your inbox is spammed for months with weightloss adds. or they determine you're a stay at home mom because you let your SiL on your network one time... and now you get shit loads of bra adds. (okay, maybe they just determined I have really nice boobs. Which is kinda why I was looking for the diet... manboobs aren't really all that attractive.)

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