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YouTube is Losing The War Against Adblockers (www.howtogeek.com)
submitted 4 months ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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  • 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.
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[–] darkkite@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

absolutely zero value to YouTube this is not true. non-paying users will like, comment, share to others making the platform more popular. and if they're ads were less intrusive they would actually be more likely to be shown.

[–] helenslunch@feddit.nl 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You are grossly overestimating the value of your likes and comments.

[–] JamesFire@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Maybe they are, but it's not "absolutely zero" like you said.

[–] darkkite@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago

thanks. exactly my point

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ianshepherd/2024/08/21/cristiano-ronaldo-smashes-records-with-massive-youtube-channel-launch/

you can thank the non-paying youtube members who made post like this possible

[–] helenslunch@feddit.nl -1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Disagree. You're forgetting the part about consuming their resources.