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You can always choose not to use Youtube if you hate Ads so much.
by karmasimida 3y ago
You can always choose not to use Youtube if you hate Ads so much.
- poorlyknit 3y agoI can and I will. Just don't make me run software I don't want to on hardware I own.
- Daviey 3y agoSuch a silly comment when you know full well that YouTube has a monopoly on user supplied video content.
- karmasimida 3y agoIt is not like you can’t get rid of ads, you can just pay subscription fee. It is a monopoly doesn’t mean it is a public utility. PG&G has a monopoly in electricity in my region, does it mean I can steal the electricity because I don’t like PG&E and I don’t have other options? All tv channels have either ads or you need to pay, how is this different than what YouTube is trying to do?
- linker3000 3y agoWell, if that's their rules, it's a choice. If you pick up a free newspaper on a commmute, or, say, a community "What's on" sponsored by ads, does someone look over your shoulder and insist you read every ad before they let you turn the page?
- pkroll 3y agoNo: but the ads ARE THERE. They're actually in front of you. Not so with an ad blocker.
- thiht 3y agoWhat if I censor the ads with a Sharpie, is that illegal or unethical too?
- JohnFen 3y agoA lot of ad people would say that's unethical. Of course, a lot also say it's unethical to go to the bathroom during TV ads instead of sitting there and watching them like a good little consumer.
- pkroll 3y agoIt's not ever illegal, as long as it's your physical copy. Is it unethical? Well if you're censoring your copy, clearly not: you still saw the ads. But are you asking in good faith? Or are you asking because you want to get to a point where you use a service that costs money to maintain and yet you don't spend money or view ads but you still feel ethical?