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submitted 2 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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[–] Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

the thought is "not what you want, what THEY want you to want".

If your favorite brands and IPs aren't as profitable as Mypillow and Regressive Fake University ads (well not mypillow anymore thankfully)

That's the key difference and why nearly every idle auto-play leads to the alt-right within a few hundred views.