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Just to break your mental model ;-) I would recommend you leave the ad-blocker on when running youtube premium too. By now it's more like an (additional layer
by Kim_Bruning 3y ago
Just to break your mental model ;-) I would recommend you leave the ad-blocker on when running youtube premium too.
By now it's more like an (additional layer of) antivirus, and thus you should leave it <always on>.
As people find more and more ways to make malicious online adverts and other online software, it becomes more and more important to protect against them.
- aurareturn 3y agoNo problem. I have Adblock on always. I still pay for YouTube Premium. I know Adblock is “wrong”. I fully admit it. I’m not going to justify my Adblock usage by saying ads are morally wrong. I should disable Adblock so services can make money. But I don’t because it’s too easy to enable Adblock.
- Kim_Bruning 3y agoThe incentives in the online advertising industry are a bit broken, so there are a lot of bad actors out there. Adblock is not "wrong". And you should not disable it "so services can make money". Would you disable your virus scanner "so services can make money"? There's plenty of ways to make money that don't include predatory behavior. Meanwhile, keep your security posture up. Make sure your money goes to people who deserve it, not random people who spy on you or worse. Keep your adblocker on at all times. It keeps dishonest people at bay, and keeps honest people honest too. Tell your friends and family to do the same.