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Almost everyone using an iphone to watch youtube, or using safari on Mac probably doesn't use any adblocking. I'd wager that's a significan part of the populati
by rx_tx 3y ago
Almost everyone using an iphone to watch youtube, or using safari on Mac probably doesn't use any adblocking. I'd wager that's a significan part of the population in some countries (where Apple is dominant, like the US or Japan).
Similarly, most people on Android likely use the youtube app, and not the off-playstore ad-blocking alternatives, or Firefox + ublock.
- zdragnar 3y agoEvery Android user who uses either the default browser or the app, as well.
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- starttoaster 3y agoYeah, lump phones and other such appliances into my anecdote above about smart TVs :) Though, a technical user may still use PiHole or similar services for their entire home network. Or VPN into their home network for the same protection on their cell service. Though, outside of my personal bubble, this is probably a small percentage of people that go through that effort.
- wasmitnetzen 3y agoPiHole doesn't block ads on the YouTube app.
- starttoaster 3y agoAh you are right. I believe it did at one point? Unless I'm mistaken, their ads were served from a different URL at one point in the past. But not anymore. I've just used YouTube Premium for that particular site for a while now.