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.
  • Delta_V@lemmy.worldEnglish
    81·
    3 months ago

    I think its more likely that YouTube will shut down and be replaced by nothing. Its existence has never made sense as anything but an act of charity from an organization with tech resources to burn.

    • stoly@lemmy.worldEnglish
      161·
      3 months ago

      Remember that Google bought YouTube only AFTER it was successful for several years. This was also before Google turned evil.

      • jorp@lemmy.worldEnglish
        6·
        3 months ago

        There are a lot of unprofitable startups that get purchased speculatively based on other factors like their user count. The idea being the buyer thinks they can monetize.

        • stoly@lemmy.worldEnglish
          6·
          3 months ago

          This was more like a merger with Google being the larger company. YouTube was already very successful.