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Is there any risk of google escalating to banning accounts for adblocking? (hexbear.net)

submitted 11 months ago by Azarova@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net

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I remember there was a bug (or intended behavior?) of people getting their accounts banned for certain kinds of mundane chat messages in live streams and I'm a little spooked that the same will happen with the recent escalation in the adblocking arms race.

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[–] Aryuproudomenowdaddy@hexbear.net 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Seems like it would be absolutely cutting off a limb to remedy an ingrown nail. If people have to start shopping around for alternatives it will start eroding their market dominance and user base. I'm really curious what percentage of people have installed ad blockers since they've started trying to clamp down on Youtube.

[–] FourteenEyes@hexbear.net 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Way way more than had them before. Lots of people who didn't even know ad blockers were a thing became very aware

[–] Aryuproudomenowdaddy@hexbear.net 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I remember like the better part of a decade ago my sister was putting on some slop for my nephews and I asked why she didn't have an ad blocker "Can you get in trouble for that?" "Yes. The internet gestapo will immediately kick down your door."