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Well, you can buy YouTube premium and have no ads.

by WA 5y ago

matheusmoreira 5y ago
Or you can install an adblocker instead which also blocks much of the surveillance. There's also sponsor block which blocks ads that even paying customers are forced to see. Don't support these advertisers in any way. Especially Google.
- rsanek 5y ago
  I hope folks that take this stance support creators in another fashion, like through Patreon. Otherwise the content that is consumed by those ad blocking won't get produced, simply because the creator can't make a living off of it. That makes me uncomfortable as I believe most of us on HN like at least some YouTube content and would like to see more of it.
  - matheusmoreira 5y ago
    I'm more than happy to pay for content. I support creators even though I know it's a crappy deal since all I get for my money is a worthless license which puts me at their mercy since I own nothing. I will absolutely not tolerate ads of any kind and if their business model is ads I would rather see them go bankrupt than put up with it.
deergomoo 5y ago
I happily pay for YouTube Premium because I watch tons of niche stuff that creators are able to make a living off. YouTube has a lot of problems, and the ads for non-Premium users are probably going too far, but I find a lot of value in consuming and supporting a wealth of high quality content on obscure topics.
- account42 5y ago
  I do support some creators (as directly as possible) but honestly I prefer content where money was never an incentive. Ultimately it's up to creators to find ways of funding their passions and just because ads are the easiest way to do that right now does not mean that we have to support that. I also don't think I'd get bored if all ad-supported content just vanished and even if I did it would be worth it to force creators to find less manipulative funding sources. Or we could do away with all of that and make sure everyone has enough to live no matter what they do - but people would rather pay megacorporations than pay higher taxes that can be redistributed to creators.
pessimizer 5y ago
In fact, if they double the ads on YouTube, and put ads on YouTube Premium, you can buy YouTube DoublePremium and have no ads.
spartanatreyu 5y ago
I can't in good faith give so much money per month to a company with such terrible user and creator support. No visible dislikes. DCMA takedowns that put the burden of proof on creators rather than destructive soulless auto-claim bots. God help you if you lose your account.
grishka 5y ago
Pay money to have the exact same thing you could get easier and for free.
stevenwliao 5y ago
I wonder why people feel entitled to content they didn't pay for.

Well, you can buy YouTube premium and have no ads.

by WA 5y ago

Well, you can buy YouTube premium and have no ads.

Or you can install an adblocker instead which also blocks much of the surveillance. There's also sponsor block which blocks ads that even paying customers are forced to see. Don't support these advertisers in any way. Especially Google.

rsanek 5y ago
I hope folks that take this stance support creators in another fashion, like through Patreon. Otherwise the content that is consumed by those ad blocking won't get produced, simply because the creator can't make a living off of it. That makes me uncomfortable as I believe most of us on HN like at least some YouTube content and would like to see more of it.
- matheusmoreira 5y ago
  I'm more than happy to pay for content. I support creators even though I know it's a crappy deal since all I get for my money is a worthless license which puts me at their mercy since I own nothing. I will absolutely not tolerate ads of any kind and if their business model is ads I would rather see them go bankrupt than put up with it.

deergomoo 5y ago

I happily pay for YouTube Premium because I watch tons of niche stuff that creators are able to make a living off. YouTube has a lot of problems, and the ads for non-Premium users are probably going too far, but I find a lot of value in consuming and supporting a wealth of high quality content on obscure topics.

account42 5y ago
I do support some creators (as directly as possible) but honestly I prefer content where money was never an incentive. Ultimately it's up to creators to find ways of funding their passions and just because ads are the easiest way to do that right now does not mean that we have to support that. I also don't think I'd get bored if all ad-supported content just vanished and even if I did it would be worth it to force creators to find less manipulative funding sources. Or we could do away with all of that and make sure everyone has enough to live no matter what they do - but people would rather pay megacorporations than pay higher taxes that can be redistributed to creators.

pessimizer 5y ago

In fact, if they double the ads on YouTube, and put ads on YouTube Premium, you can buy YouTube DoublePremium and have no ads.

spartanatreyu 5y ago

I can't in good faith give so much money per month to a company with such terrible user and creator support. No visible dislikes. DCMA takedowns that put the burden of proof on creators rather than destructive soulless auto-claim bots. God help you if you lose your account.

grishka 5y ago

Pay money to have the exact same thing you could get easier and for free.

stevenwliao 5y ago

I wonder why people feel entitled to content they didn't pay for.