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The nuclear option will eventually be to just ban Google accounts for using any ad blocking. The question is whether that atmosphere would simply cause people
by anonymousab 3y ago
The nuclear option will eventually be to just ban Google accounts for using any ad blocking.
The question is whether that atmosphere would simply cause people to quit Google services vs. turn off Adblock altogether to continue using them. I would wager that the latter would be far more likely and common for the average person.
- mcronce 3y agoI agree with your intuition on the latter being more likely. And Google won't care about the minority of power users they lose. They've been outwardly hostile toward power users with Android for years.
- shiroiuma 3y agoApple is even worse...
- I_Am_Nous 3y agoTrue, but getting an iPhone to tinker with is kind of like buying a book to rearrange the words into your own story. They crafted a beautiful walled garden for you, and the walls are a feature - which is definitely not for everyone. That said, I have fond memories of installing Linux on my iPod Mini so I understand the joy of making devices do things they were never intended to do.
- xur17 3y ago> The nuclear option will eventually be to just ban Google accounts for using any ad blocking. Or they just keep making it harder and harder to use alternative browsers that support ad blocking.
- Tommstein 3y ago> The nuclear option will eventually be to just ban Google accounts for using any ad blocking. The collateral damage from that would probably lead to the mother and father of all class-action lawsuits, literal Acts of Congress, and EU fines that Google would have to get a second job in order to pay if they don't try to break them up outright.
- maxloh 3y agoIMO both will happen. People are going to continue using other Google services, but quit YouTube.
- dun44 3y agoThat’s one reason why we need a YouTube archive that’s outside of Google’s control.