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YouTube has been spotted testing server-side ads, which could pose a problem to ad blockers.

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[–] bokherif@lemmy.world 53 points 4 months ago (4 children)

I’ve been a premium user for a while now and the platform has never been shittier than now. I pay for premium but I see integrated ads in videos and nowadays YouTube sneakily includes actual product videos in your home feed as if that’s not an ad. Recommendations have sucked for so long that I don’t remember the last time I watched something good on it. Inclusion of yt music was the thing that kept me on the subscription but shit man

[–] aoer@feddit.org 10 points 4 months ago (2 children)

How is this bundling even legal. YouTube ist pretty much a Monopoly and they are using this fact to push YouTube Music. If that's Not anti competitive behaviour what ist?

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 15 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

How is this bundling even legal.

It's not being prosecuted, so its legal. Everyone's been properly paid off. If push comes to shove, Clarence Thomas will get a new RV and any lawsuits will be dismissed, but for now only the EU seems interested in internet regulation.

[–] untorquer@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

It's not being prosecuted, so its legal.

How most regulations work, actually. From food to consumer electronics. And yes, that includes your bad dragon.

[–] this_1_is_mine@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

"Its not an rv. Its a motor coach." - Clarence Thomas

[–] Scrollone@feddit.it 1 points 4 months ago

I think the EU should step in and force Google not to bundle Music.

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Inclusion of yt music was the thing that kept me on the subscription

Same here. I was struggling to get the ad blockers to work consistently, so I said fuck it and canceled Spotify and subscribed to Youtube. FWIW YT music does a much better job of choosing random music that I like; Spotify just plays the same shit over and over again.

[–] sik0fewl@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I feel like YT music plays the same things over and over again, so good to know that switching to Spotify won't be any better.

[–] bokherif@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I’ve tried every music streaming service out there with their premium subscriptions and they’re really not that different. After a month of usage they all loop the same songs over and over again. It seems YouTube also adopted this because it’s been recommending me the same things over and over and over.

[–] lemmyingly@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago

Tidal has new music playlists straight from Tidal and they're genre specific, which is quite different from Spotify. They're in a set place within Tidal, so you don't have to search for the new playlists either.

The sad thing is that it appears a lot of people only like listening to music that they already know. Out of the people I know, I'm the only one that hates listening to the same songs over and over again. I wonder if that's why many people only seem to like music from their teenage/young adult days 🤔

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I miss GPM. YouTube music is full of community-made playlist that are actually YouTube video playlists, so you'll start one up and have all the music video intros, interrupts, and extra sound effects and shit that get thrown in.

I started a Disney playlist for my nephew in the car, and you could hear all the sound effects from the movie over the actual soundtrack.

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I haven't seen any of that. For me, Youtube music is almost exactly like Spotify experience-wise.

[–] Scrollone@feddit.it 1 points 4 months ago

I think you can disable non-music videos from the settings, maybe you did that

[–] AFC1886VCC@reddthat.com 7 points 4 months ago

On mobile, which is where I primarily use YT, the official app with premium doesn't even have sponsorblock or dearrow or blocking shorts. It's genuinely a worse experience than revanced which is free.

If I was to pay for premium, I'd want the above features at the very least.

[–] Scrollone@feddit.it 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Do you use Android? Stop paying for premium, just install ReVanced and "fix" the official YouTube apk. It also works with YouTube Music.

[–] bokherif@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

No, unfortunately I switched to an iPhone to limit Google’s tracking endeavors. I love Android, but Google has ruined it with constant tracking in my eyes.

[–] Scrollone@feddit.it 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I agree with you, but if you still use Google services, including YouTube, you'll still be tracked.

[–] bokherif@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago