YouTube is waging a war against adblockers...and losing.
  • YouTube is intensifying efforts to combat adblockers, including blocking video playback and warning users of potential account suspension.
  • Increased ads on YouTube have driven many users to adblockers, hurting both YouTube’s ad revenue and content creators reliant on ad-based income.
  • Despite these measures, many users are leaving YouTube or finding workarounds, leading creators to seek alternative revenue streams off-platform.
  • limerod@reddthat.comEnglish
    24·
    4 months ago

    Your whole existence revolves around peddling ads before people can watch the ads they want.

    Ah, what. Who wants or likes to watch ads at all?

    • pete_the_cat@lemmy.worldEnglish
      71·
      4 months ago

      A lot of creators have just turned into corporate shills. I stopped watching ETA Prime’s channel about tech reviews because it was becoming pretty clear that mostly everything he got was paid for by the company. Also, most creators are putting their own ads into their content.

      • chonglibloodsport@lemmy.worldEnglish
        16·
        4 months ago

        I don’t follow those creators!

        The best part of YouTube is the small creators who are just making videos as a hobby. Once they get so big they start shilling products they wouldn’t use themselves I drop them like a hot potato. For the most part that doesn’t happen though because I prefer niche topics and creators that don’t have “sellout” personalities.

      • John Richard@lemmy.worldEnglish
        748·
        4 months ago

        I know right… Why should content creators be able to make money from content. Am I right?

    • bruhbeans@lemmy.mlEnglish
      11·
      4 months ago

      I’ve clicked in to see a movie trailer, which is basically an ad, and had to watch an ad before I could watch the ad

      • The Pantser@lemmy.worldEnglish
        14·
        4 months ago

        I have no problem watching a ad for a video but when I have to watch an ad just to see if I am interested in watching the video is where I draw the line. Forced ads before the video starts is the worst. Give me a min or two before forcing an ad. If I am looking for help for a particular issue I don’t want to watch ads after ad while trying to gauge the video.

        • InternetUser2012@lemmy.todayEnglish
          6·
          4 months ago

          I get what you’re saying but I’ve reached a point in my life where I really don’t give a shit and there is absolutely no way I’m watching ads. I’m also not paying google for anything they offer.

      • chakan2@lemmy.worldEnglish
        14·
        4 months ago

        Yea…I’m old enough to remember when that was the content that paid for the platform. Putting an ad on top of that is fucking soulless vampic greed.