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YouTube Threatens to Cut Off Ad Blocker Users After Just Three Ad-Less Vids

36 points by ourmandave 3y ago

mydriasis 3y ago
I threaten to cut off YouTube. Good -- I've been putting off curbing this addiction for a while, now...
znpy 3y ago
On the other hand, I sometimes watch youtube videos on the work laptop where I can’t use an adblocker… i grt more ads than on tv. It’s unbearable.
JoeAltmaier 3y ago
They have gotten shameless in their ad abuse. Watch an hour show - starts out with initial ads, then after 15 minutes another. But by the end of the show its every 5 minutes. Extortion: you want to see the end? Watch our crappy redundant ads over and over! I'm beginning to really hate youtube.
- justinclift 3y ago
  Go the extra mile. Don't just install UBlock Origin, also install SponsorBlock: https://sponsor.ajay.app https://sponsor.ajay.app :)
_zzaw 3y ago
https://archive.is/aGrYS https://archive.is/aGrYS
leke 3y ago
2023 Year of the greedy CEO
- odiroot 3y ago
  The year of the markets drying out.
nine_zeros 3y ago
Time to find another source. Any competitor willing to step up?
- mrguyorama 3y ago
  A lot of the best creators on youtube are part of Nebula which is cheap ($10 a year or so) and for now run by caring people.
- notshift 3y ago
  Check out Rumble. I go there by default nowadays because most of the content creators I follow have been banned from YouTube and moved there as a replacement.
  - ix-ix 3y ago
    Yeah, but then you are surrounded by a bunch of neo nazi. It's like Voat.
  - bdcravens 3y ago
    Has it improved? In the past, whenever I've seen someone share a Rumble link, it was always the cringiest right-wing stuff, basically Parler for video.
    - quickthrowman 3y ago
      You’re asking someone who is seeking out that sort of content, I don’t think you’re going to get the answer you’re looking for.
- InitEnabler 3y ago
  Peertube seems interesting.
- hnuser435 3y ago
  LBRY/Odysee
bowenjin 3y ago
Users have become so entitled expecting everything to be free and without ads. Come on guys just pay a few dollars for a service you spend 30+ hours on per month. It's like 2-3 starbucks coffees.
- hot_gril 3y ago
  Nah, I'll just stop using YT if they want to do this.
  - goolz 3y ago
    Ya lol, parent must work for one of these inane companies. I just cancelled my YT premium, despite loving it actually, because I honestly would rather prove a point.
    - hot_gril 3y ago
      I'm not even mad at them, it's just not personally worthwhile for me to watch ads. Might've considered YouTube Premium if they were less annoying about it. So if they don't want me as a user, I'll leave.
      - goolz 3y ago
        Ya I bought it a year ago in an all out effort to excise ads from my life. But I still have my pi-hole, that will do for now, goodbye YT!
- goolz 3y ago
  I was a loyal, paying customer for years. I paid for the high def-and commercial free. Then the content began to splinter. I ended up with $80+/month to watch some of what I wanted in 4k without commercials… so no, no a couple coffees. Most services you pay for have ads still. Then you pay more just to get 4k. It is never ending and so I decided to just pirate again. Oops.
- tamirzb 3y ago
  YouTube Premium is not available in some countries in the world. More than that, even just traveling to a country where it's not available is enough to lose the YouTube Premium features.
goolz 3y ago
I am becoming happier by the day with my decision to become a pirate again. I have no regrets and will continue to support artists and creators I like personally. But enough is enough. Plex pass is all I need for now and with a private tracker and a lifetime pass I pay nothing, no ads, 4k with all different codecs. Honestly, after being visually-raped by advertisers for so long I just got sick of it. And considering how execs treat us plebs I have little moral qualms too.
- foxyv 3y ago
  After going as long as I have without advertisements, I've realized just how psychologically violent they are. The colors, sounds, and manipulation are all over the top. I don't think I could handle watching that stuff anymore. Or, at least I don't want to go back to that.
  - abawany 3y ago
    Yep, that was my epiphany as well - after trying Netflix and its then ad-free experience about 10 years ago, TV and other ad-infested 'entertainment' was ruined for me forever. I currently pay for YT Premium and unsubscribe from any channels that force in-video ads. While I didn't stay a Netflix streaming member (and will stop being a DVD member when they kill that service), I thank them for showing me how much better things could be.
    - tech234a 3y ago
      You can use SponsorBlock [1] to skip in-video ads. [1]: https://sponsor.ajay.app/ https://sponsor.ajay.app/
  - potsandpans 3y ago
    at the risk of being histrionic, I view ads as memetic viruses. when you think about what an ad is actually is trying to achieve, its pretty wild that we just accept them as the status quo.
    - 3y ago
villgax 3y ago
Put stuff behind a paywall then or stop trying to act as a free video host, nothing new to solve here. Netflix & other OTT players are thriving anyway
pessimizer 3y ago
Did twitter and youtube coordinate this? One (maybe) rolling out, and the other announcing a rollout, of anti-freeloader measures on the same day? I'm waiting for them to announce that archive.is has been shut down by a court order. edit: after reflection, I guess they were both taking advantage of the Supreme Court decisions and the holiday weekend.
timothyduong 3y ago
For those that are willing to pay for YT premium but find it too expensive, find a country that supports YT premium that is charged at longer price and purchase it via VPN. I’m paying $3AUD monthly via this method.
fxtentacle 3y ago
I'm confident we will see something like AdNauseam for YouTube soon. It shouldn't be too difficult to open every 4th video in an invisible tab and just automatically click on anything that moves. Google gets their clicks to monetize and I don't have to waste my time watching ads. It's a win-win, except for the people paying for ads. But they're already getting screwed over by Google anyway. (JediBlue) So not much changes.
karmakaze 3y ago
I wonder how much viewership has to fall off for this to be a bad decision. For immediate profits I can see it makes sense but like web sites there's many I can do without visiting. Alternatives exist and will be sought out when motivated. Paywalls (for casual content) and excessive or intrusive ads I consider to not be the free/open internet I care to support.
3000 3y ago
i hate ads as much as the next guy, and also use adblockers. no fan of any of these big tech companies, but at the same time, the entitlement here to content is astonishing...

36 points by ourmandave 3y ago

I threaten to cut off YouTube. Good -- I've been putting off curbing this addiction for a while, now...

znpy 3y ago

On the other hand, I sometimes watch youtube videos on the work laptop where I can’t use an adblocker… i grt more ads than on tv. It’s unbearable.

JoeAltmaier 3y ago

They have gotten shameless in their ad abuse. Watch an hour show - starts out with initial ads, then after 15 minutes another. But by the end of the show its every 5 minutes. Extortion: you want to see the end? Watch our crappy redundant ads over and over! I'm beginning to really hate youtube.

justinclift 3y ago
Go the extra mile. Don't just install UBlock Origin, also install SponsorBlock: https://sponsor.ajay.app https://sponsor.ajay.app :)

_zzaw 3y ago

https://archive.is/aGrYS https://archive.is/aGrYS

leke 3y ago

2023 Year of the greedy CEO

odiroot 3y ago
The year of the markets drying out.

nine_zeros 3y ago

Time to find another source. Any competitor willing to step up?

mrguyorama 3y ago
A lot of the best creators on youtube are part of Nebula which is cheap ($10 a year or so) and for now run by caring people.
notshift 3y ago
Check out Rumble. I go there by default nowadays because most of the content creators I follow have been banned from YouTube and moved there as a replacement.
- ix-ix 3y ago
  Yeah, but then you are surrounded by a bunch of neo nazi. It's like Voat.
- bdcravens 3y ago
  Has it improved? In the past, whenever I've seen someone share a Rumble link, it was always the cringiest right-wing stuff, basically Parler for video.
  - quickthrowman 3y ago
    You’re asking someone who is seeking out that sort of content, I don’t think you’re going to get the answer you’re looking for.
InitEnabler 3y ago
Peertube seems interesting.
hnuser435 3y ago
LBRY/Odysee

bowenjin 3y ago

Users have become so entitled expecting everything to be free and without ads. Come on guys just pay a few dollars for a service you spend 30+ hours on per month. It's like 2-3 starbucks coffees.

hot_gril 3y ago
Nah, I'll just stop using YT if they want to do this.
- goolz 3y ago
  Ya lol, parent must work for one of these inane companies. I just cancelled my YT premium, despite loving it actually, because I honestly would rather prove a point.
  - hot_gril 3y ago
    I'm not even mad at them, it's just not personally worthwhile for me to watch ads. Might've considered YouTube Premium if they were less annoying about it. So if they don't want me as a user, I'll leave.
    - goolz 3y ago
      Ya I bought it a year ago in an all out effort to excise ads from my life. But I still have my pi-hole, that will do for now, goodbye YT!
goolz 3y ago
I was a loyal, paying customer for years. I paid for the high def-and commercial free. Then the content began to splinter. I ended up with $80+/month to watch some of what I wanted in 4k without commercials… so no, no a couple coffees. Most services you pay for have ads still. Then you pay more just to get 4k. It is never ending and so I decided to just pirate again. Oops.
tamirzb 3y ago
YouTube Premium is not available in some countries in the world. More than that, even just traveling to a country where it's not available is enough to lose the YouTube Premium features.

goolz 3y ago

I am becoming happier by the day with my decision to become a pirate again. I have no regrets and will continue to support artists and creators I like personally. But enough is enough. Plex pass is all I need for now and with a private tracker and a lifetime pass I pay nothing, no ads, 4k with all different codecs. Honestly, after being visually-raped by advertisers for so long I just got sick of it. And considering how execs treat us plebs I have little moral qualms too.

foxyv 3y ago
After going as long as I have without advertisements, I've realized just how psychologically violent they are. The colors, sounds, and manipulation are all over the top. I don't think I could handle watching that stuff anymore. Or, at least I don't want to go back to that.
- abawany 3y ago
  Yep, that was my epiphany as well - after trying Netflix and its then ad-free experience about 10 years ago, TV and other ad-infested 'entertainment' was ruined for me forever. I currently pay for YT Premium and unsubscribe from any channels that force in-video ads. While I didn't stay a Netflix streaming member (and will stop being a DVD member when they kill that service), I thank them for showing me how much better things could be.
  - tech234a 3y ago
    You can use SponsorBlock [1] to skip in-video ads. [1]: https://sponsor.ajay.app/ https://sponsor.ajay.app/
- potsandpans 3y ago
  at the risk of being histrionic, I view ads as memetic viruses. when you think about what an ad is actually is trying to achieve, its pretty wild that we just accept them as the status quo.
  - 3y ago

villgax 3y ago

Put stuff behind a paywall then or stop trying to act as a free video host, nothing new to solve here. Netflix & other OTT players are thriving anyway

pessimizer 3y ago

Did twitter and youtube coordinate this? One (maybe) rolling out, and the other announcing a rollout, of anti-freeloader measures on the same day? I'm waiting for them to announce that archive.is has been shut down by a court order. edit: after reflection, I guess they were both taking advantage of the Supreme Court decisions and the holiday weekend.

timothyduong 3y ago

For those that are willing to pay for YT premium but find it too expensive, find a country that supports YT premium that is charged at longer price and purchase it via VPN. I’m paying $3AUD monthly via this method.

fxtentacle 3y ago

I'm confident we will see something like AdNauseam for YouTube soon. It shouldn't be too difficult to open every 4th video in an invisible tab and just automatically click on anything that moves. Google gets their clicks to monetize and I don't have to waste my time watching ads. It's a win-win, except for the people paying for ads. But they're already getting screwed over by Google anyway. (JediBlue) So not much changes.

karmakaze 3y ago

I wonder how much viewership has to fall off for this to be a bad decision. For immediate profits I can see it makes sense but like web sites there's many I can do without visiting. Alternatives exist and will be sought out when motivated. Paywalls (for casual content) and excessive or intrusive ads I consider to not be the free/open internet I care to support.

3000 3y ago

i hate ads as much as the next guy, and also use adblockers. no fan of any of these big tech companies, but at the same time, the entitlement here to content is astonishing...