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YouTube is cracking down on consumers’ favorite loophole - Adblockers
(www.thestreet.com)
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this post was submitted on 14 Oct 2023
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I can really understand YT wanting to push ads because I know how expensive their servers are and all that, but I just can't get over how many ads there are. Two ads before the video starts is already pushing it, and having ads in the middle (which can be many times depending on the video) is far too much. If they crack down on adblockers I'll likely use alternative frontends like piped. No way I'm watching 6+ ads in one sitting.
Same. If it wasn't for my adblockers, I'd have stopped using youtube long ago.