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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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[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 38 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

I'm starting to think our entire economy is built upon ads.

Edit: Word missing

[–] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Partially. Our economy is built in selling you stuff you don't need, and ads are a crucial part of making that happen.

[–] capital_sniff@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Sorta. Ads are just part of the much larger beast of selling things, marketing.

[–] deltreed@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago

Starting?