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>YouTube ads are annoying yet original content is not worth the price for Premium. Why even think about the original content? If the ads bother you enough, the

by Buge 8y ago

>YouTube ads are annoying yet original content is not worth the price for Premium. Why even think about the original content? If the ads bother you enough, then removal of ads should be reason enough for a payment.

imustbeevil 8y ago
There are free browser extensions that block ads. The only value add is the premium content.
- dagw 8y ago
  There are free browser extensions that block ads. Even on mobile?
  - cercatrova 8y ago
    Yes, there is AdGuard, AdAway, and others on both Android and iOS.
  - culot 8y ago
    For Android there is the Vanced Youtube app, and you can always dump all Google ads in a hole via Adguard or Blokada.
  - Grue3 8y ago
    Firefox for Android has them!
- SmellyGeekBoy 8y ago
  Do the content creators get paid in this case? I'm all for blocking ads when it's some giant corporation that gives me no other choice but when I'm watching someone's videos they made in their basement and put a huge amount of work into I'd rather they were paid for the effort. That's why I have YouTube Premium - best of both worlds.
  - bun_at_work 8y ago
    I agree that I want content creators to get paid, but I really hate advertising. I also pay for YouTube Premium and like their new subscriber feature, but also don't mind ads when they are embedded in the content and the content creator gets to pitch the product in their style. One notable example on YouTube is Binging With Babish.
  - CuriouslyC 8y ago
    I have never clicked on an ad in my life, and contrary to the advertiser's intention, being forced to sit through their advertisement makes me actively dislike the advertiser. From my perspective, advertisers should be happy that I'm blocking their ads. I'd pay for premium if I felt the compensation ratio was fairly balanced towards creators, but it isn't. Ironically, while I listen to most of my music on youtube, but when I really like something I buy it on bandcamp because they treat artists fairly.

by Buge 8y ago

imustbeevil 8y ago

There are free browser extensions that block ads. The only value add is the premium content.

dagw 8y ago
There are free browser extensions that block ads. Even on mobile?
- cercatrova 8y ago
  Yes, there is AdGuard, AdAway, and others on both Android and iOS.
- culot 8y ago
  For Android there is the Vanced Youtube app, and you can always dump all Google ads in a hole via Adguard or Blokada.
- Grue3 8y ago
  Firefox for Android has them!
SmellyGeekBoy 8y ago
Do the content creators get paid in this case? I'm all for blocking ads when it's some giant corporation that gives me no other choice but when I'm watching someone's videos they made in their basement and put a huge amount of work into I'd rather they were paid for the effort. That's why I have YouTube Premium - best of both worlds.
- bun_at_work 8y ago
  I agree that I want content creators to get paid, but I really hate advertising. I also pay for YouTube Premium and like their new subscriber feature, but also don't mind ads when they are embedded in the content and the content creator gets to pitch the product in their style. One notable example on YouTube is Binging With Babish.
- CuriouslyC 8y ago
  I have never clicked on an ad in my life, and contrary to the advertiser's intention, being forced to sit through their advertisement makes me actively dislike the advertiser. From my perspective, advertisers should be happy that I'm blocking their ads. I'd pay for premium if I felt the compensation ratio was fairly balanced towards creators, but it isn't. Ironically, while I listen to most of my music on youtube, but when I really like something I buy it on bandcamp because they treat artists fairly.