>They are an unethical use of the data produced by Youtube creators, who miss out on ad revenue which they worked hard to earn AdSense is typically a small por

>They are an unethical use of the data produced by Youtube creators, who miss out on ad revenue which they worked hard to earn AdSense is typically a small portion of a channel's revenue (I've heard a few creators say it's around 30%), and all of the costs to produce a video are sunk. When someone with an ad blocker watches a video, they're still consuming the sponsored content, clicking on the affiliate links and buying the merch. From a business standpoint, they're still 70% as valuable as a "regular" viewer. I've never heard a YouTube creator complain about ad blocker or ask people to "like, comment, subscribe and whitelist". Linus Tech Tips even made a guide a while back on how to set up Pi Hole and only asked that people "buy a shirt". If they're not complaining, and people with ad blockers are still making them plenty of money, I don't agree with you that it's wrong.