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> They've also dramatically increased the proportion and intrusiveness of those ads over the last year, taking advantage of a near-monopoly position and a capti
by josteink 5y ago
> They've also dramatically increased the proportion and intrusiveness of those ads over the last year, taking advantage of a near-monopoly position and a captive audience.
Agreed.
But they didn’t do this until after providing you with the option to pay for ad-free.
If ads bother you that much really, just put up and pay for it. Your problem will be solved across all your machines, devices, phones, tablets and TVs in less than a minute.
- peakaboo 5y agoGoogle created this "problem" and they also created a "solution" for it. A better solution is to move away from YouTube, if at all possible.
- regularfry 5y agoThe existence of alternatives doesn't mean I need to like either, and they have changed the parameters of the choice in the last year. I don't have to like that, either.