ijeff@lemdro.id to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoYouTube's plan backfires, people are installing better ad blockerswww.androidauthority.comexternal-linkmessage-square311fedilinkarrow-up11.82Karrow-down127file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldtechnology@beehaw.organdroid@lemdro.id
arrow-up11.79Karrow-down1external-linkYouTube's plan backfires, people are installing better ad blockerswww.androidauthority.comijeff@lemdro.id to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square311fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldtechnology@beehaw.organdroid@lemdro.id
minus-squarekratoz29@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27arrow-down1·1 year agoHuh, Sponsorblock is basically muting TV ads like in the old days. Why should I be forced to watch a sponsor almost always totally unrelated to the content I seek to watch, and that the YouTuber decided to upload?
minus-squareramjambamalam@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 year agoBingo. Buy a VPN for privacy just means, give us your data instead of your ISP. Now, a VPN provider may very well be more trustworthy than your ISP! But then again, maybe not… That depends on your circumstances and risk profile.
minus-squareKevin@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoHe did eventually take one later on, which I can imagine must’ve been a bit of a painful decision ;-;
minus-squareLUHG@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoBecause the creator gets paid by them to provide you with a free product. If that fails to be the case you get nothing.
Huh, Sponsorblock is basically muting TV ads like in the old days.
Why should I be forced to watch a sponsor almost always totally unrelated to the content I seek to watch, and that the YouTuber decided to upload?
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Bingo. Buy a VPN for privacy just means, give us your data instead of your ISP.
Now, a VPN provider may very well be more trustworthy than your ISP! But then again, maybe not… That depends on your circumstances and risk profile.
He did eventually take one later on, which I can imagine must’ve been a bit of a painful decision ;-;
Because the creator gets paid by them to provide you with a free product. If that fails to be the case you get nothing.