YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

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YouTube is running an experiment asking some users to disable their ad blockers or pay for a premium subscription, or they will not be allowed to watch videos.

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[-] alejandro@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

PeerTube migration time! Federate everything!!!

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[-] Valdair@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago

Unfortunately video hosting is pretty expensive compared to other formats.

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[-] Hellsadvocate@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah YouTube a loss leader. I can't even imagine how much anyone would need to sink in to have something even remotely close

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