Talos@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoYouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockerswww.bleepingcomputer.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkYouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockerswww.bleepingcomputer.comTalos@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square7fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
minus-squareShrek@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoI pay for a youtube premium family plan. Best money I spend monthly. I want to support the youtube creators that I watch, I don’t have to see ads (I block them anyway), and I get a music service included.
minus-squareJoYo@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·1 year agorevanue from yt premium views is like 1000x from ad views. that’s probably only going to get larger. if you dont believe in paying for your media then you give power to the advertisers.
I pay for a youtube premium family plan. Best money I spend monthly. I want to support the youtube creators that I watch, I don’t have to see ads (I block them anyway), and I get a music service included.
revanue from yt premium views is like 1000x from ad views. that’s probably only going to get larger.
if you dont believe in paying for your media then you give power to the advertisers.