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minus-squareUnspecificGravity@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31arrow-down3·2 years agoYouTube is perfectly happy if people who block ads go away. Do you really think your traffic is beneficial to them if you don’t watch ads? I mean, I hate it too, but it’s obviously not a bad business decision.
minus-squarejustaveg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoSomeone that youtube blocks now is a customer for youtubes now/eventual competitor. You might say they’re low quality since they won’t pay or view ads, but they still share and maybe upload content.
minus-squarenl4real@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·2 years agoThe point being they would rather purge the userbase than give them reason to not use adblock by being more selective with their ads.
YouTube is perfectly happy if people who block ads go away. Do you really think your traffic is beneficial to them if you don’t watch ads?
I mean, I hate it too, but it’s obviously not a bad business decision.
Someone that youtube blocks now is a customer for youtubes now/eventual competitor. You might say they’re low quality since they won’t pay or view ads, but they still share and maybe upload content.
The point being they would rather purge the userbase than give them reason to not use adblock by being more selective with their ads.