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:marseyitsover::marseychingchongitsover::marseyitsaover::marseyitsoveryall: YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers | Hacker News

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35892512

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Asked for comment, a Google spokesperson told IGN that it was a "small experiment."

"We're running a small experiment globally that urges viewers with ad blockers enabled to allow ads on YouTube or try YouTube Premium," they said via email. "Ad blocker detection is not new, and other publishers regularly ask viewers to disable ad blockers."

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reddit discus

https://old.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/13e2cay/youtube_has_started_blocking_ad_blockers/?sort=controversial

https://old.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/13e30b6/youtube_tests_blocking_videos_unless_you_disable/?sort=controversial

https://old.reddit.com/r/youtube/comments/13cfdbi/apparently_ad_blockers_are_not_allowed_on_youtube/?sort=controversial <- This is where it was originally first posted (1k Updoots and 1k cumments)

poster note: I tried adding all the 'its over' to capture the diversity that this decision will affect and was met with this

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i do not feel bad at all :marseyindignant:

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Well it looks like I'll be done watching YouTube.

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I don't particularly care about Youtube, I just watch it because I have time to kill.

I'll only miss RedLetterMedia but the /tv/irgins will probably rip it and upload it somewhere else so I'll be fine.

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I've seen a couple RLM videos and there's one fat, balding nerd with the most obnoxious laugh who makes the videos completely unwatchable.

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they shit on capeshit while also liking capeshit, it’s strange but I have seen some videos and they’re alright, can be funny and poke fun. the fat bald guy is annoying though I couldn’t watch ones with him either :marseyxd:

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Lmao

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Indeed

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If you used an ad-blocker then you no longer using their service makes no difference to Google.

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In fact, it'll save them money because of reduced bandwidth costs.

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If they want me to watch ads they will have to send the goostapo to my house and pry my eyelids open.

Yes I realize they could afford to pay the salaries for a small tactical military unit to do just that.

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That's not true. Ad impressions matter to them but having their platform be the platform for user-created content matters more. They want creators to come to their platform, which is driven by high watch counts. They would prefer it if you watched the ads, but they are also happy that you're driving up view counts on the platform.

They know that there's a small percentage of refuseniks that simply will not watch ads under any circumstances whatsoever so they'll always give those guys an out. It may be technical and a bit fiddly but it'll exist, because they would rather have the views than not have the views.

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Final nail in the coffin

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All my favourite content creators aren't on youtube anyway :marseyracistgrandpa:

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