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I think that if you don't accept the terms of use of a service, then you shouldn't use that service and consuming advertisment is exactly how the YT service has
by andretti1977 6y ago
I think that if you don't accept the terms of use of a service, then you shouldn't use that service and consuming advertisment is exactly how the YT service has been conceived: its primary monetization form is advertising so if i want to use its service, i have to consume ads. If i don't want to see their ads then i'm completely free to not use that service.
I think similar considerations are valid for ads on websites too.
- userbinator 6y agoDo you also read all the ads on websites, and remember them too (because by some definition of "consume", that would be necessary)? I hope you enjoy being force-fed content, because that's the future you're advocating for. It's extremely disturbing to see people essentially advocating for the loss of control over their own minds and senses.
- andretti1977 6y agoYou are completely misunderstanding what i'm saying! What i want to say is that if a service requires you to pay to use it, then you have to pay if you want to use it; if a service is free but requires you to see commercials to be used then you have to see them if you want to use it. If a software requires you to pay a one shot payment then you have to pay it once, if another requires you to pay a subscription then you have to pay a recurrent subscription. I'm just saying that you have to accept the rules or terms of service if you want to use a non-vital private-company owned service otherwise you can simply stop using that service. You are not compelled to watch YT even if it has a predominant position. And you still have the right to complain (like i do too) about the horrible privacy issues with today's advertisment but that is a completely different topic