Youtube adBlock crackdown

[Memorex]

So Google is banning all adblocks from youtube. They will start issuing popup and after 3 videos you will not be able to use adblock. Either pay for premium or watch 3-5 unskippable ads each 15-30 sec.
Maybe in time there will be more ads. Every 10 seconds of video you will get 2 minute ad

[Devsman]

引用自 SlowMango：

引用自 Out Of Bubblegum：

Good for YouTube.

It's always weird seeing people cheer on a multi-billion dollar company.

*shrugs*

I don't assume everyone with more money than me is evil. I think it's great that they can achieve such success.

[Boblin the Goblin]

引用自 Devsman：

引用自 SlowMango：

It's always weird seeing people cheer on a multi-billion dollar company.

*shrugs*

I don't assume everyone with more money than me is evil. I think it's great that they can achieve such success.

You don't get as big as Google by being nice or ethical.

[Ganger]

引用自 AD：

引用自 Ganger：

If it wasn't for ads, they would be no youtube period. But ads are annoying as hell.

Yeah, like I understand intellectually they are needed. I understand that. But when I get interrupted by one... Gah, I just get so annoyed. Especially since I never click ads out of principle, so its not like showing ads to me is efficient. Its not.

I think instead of banning ads they could try and make YouTube Premium more appealing to people.

I can handle ads at the beginning of any video myself, but I get really annoyed when 2 minutes into a video, a unskippable ad of 30 seconds interrupts your viewing. Im really contemplating about subscribing to youtube for a month to try it out but my mind isn't clear on this

Im going to do another 'Back in my Day' talks here....

Back in my day, we were forced to watch 3, 4 or 5+ minutes of ads during commercial breaks on television, sometimes we would have 3 or 4 of these ads every hour (talk about interrupting your movie experience). So fast forward to 2023, I can't really complain about a 30 second unskippable ad or a 5 second skippable ad really.

[Devsman]

引用自 SlowMango：

引用自 Devsman：

*shrugs*

I don't assume everyone with more money than me is evil. I think it's great that they can achieve such success.

You don't get as big as Google by being nice or ethical.

You can't convict on a cliche. What have they done wrong?

[The nameless Gamer]

When I have to endure 2 ads between each song on my playlist AND ads occasionally interrupting the song... No, just no. On top of them already making a fortune by selling my data to anyone and everyone, they want premium pay while still datamining? That should be outright illegal. Want premium, Google? Turn off your trackers and datamining software, then the service MIGHT look worthwhile.

[ArgentAbendAzure]

The internet without an ad blocker would be like driving behind a manure spreader.
No thanks. I don't need the constant flying poo.

Ad blockers should be legal.
If they want us to turn them off, pay us,
Not the other way around.

[AJOTA]

引用自 lE.s.A'_*~CrpsH**'_：

引用自 AJOTA：

I never had problem with mine adblock, I know some people who did ofc and if you're a uBlock Origin user (or use an adblocker with a similar cosmetics modifier), you can add these commands in the uBlock dashboard to get rid of it!

youtube.com##+js(set, yt.config_.openPopupConfig.supportedPopups.adBlockMessageViewModel, false)

youtube.com##+js(set, Object.prototype.adBlocksFound, 0)

youtube.com##+js(set, ytplayer.config.args.raw_player_response.adPlacements, [])

youtube.com##+js(set, Object.prototype.hasAllowedInstreamAd, true)

thank you

no problem!

[AD]

引用自 Ganger：

引用自 AD：

Yeah, like I understand intellectually they are needed. I understand that. But when I get interrupted by one... Gah, I just get so annoyed. Especially since I never click ads out of principle, so its not like showing ads to me is efficient. Its not.

I think instead of banning ads they could try and make YouTube Premium more appealing to people.

I can handle ads at the beginning of any video myself, but I get really annoyed when 2 minutes into a video, a unskippable ad of 30 seconds interrupts your viewing. Im really contemplating about subscribing to youtube for a month to try it out but my mind isn't clear on this

Im going to do another 'Back in my Day' talks here....

Back in my day, we were forced to watch 3, 4 or 5+ minutes of ads during commercial breaks on television, sometimes we would have 3 or 4 of these ads every hour (talk about interrupting your movie experience). So fast forward to 2023, I can't really complain about a 30 second unskippable ad or a 5 second skippable ad really.

Ads back on TV was worse in many cases, except when you get an ad every 5 minutes, or even more often. Have encountered youtube channels that did that. It was infuriating to watch anything.

I actually got Premium, and I think its worth it, but everyone is different in terms of priorities and what they want.

[mai72]

I'm on Chrome and use adblock.

Zero issues with YouTube and adblock so far.

[Crystal Sharrd]

引用自 Walach：

The only way for Google to get people to not use adblockers would be to force people to have an account to watch any and all videos. Or use a special client instead of a webpage. Like how the Steam client changed. (Steam still got the same webpage if you open it in a browser, I mean this client in of itself only)

Yeah, Steam's new client is an abysmal eyesore.
All YouTube needs to do to get me to stop using adblockers is to show a single skippable ad before and after videos only.

[NW/RL]

引用自 Walach：

The only way for Google to get people to not use adblockers would be to force people to have an account to watch any and all videos. Or use a special client instead of a webpage. Like how the Steam client changed. (Steam still got the same webpage if you open it in a browser, I mean this client in of itself only)

>he doesn't know about projects like revanced, invidious, and newpipe

[Boblin the Goblin]

引用自 Devsman：

引用自 SlowMango：

You don't get as big as Google by being nice or ethical.

You can't convict on a cliche. What have they done wrong?

Using their massive influence and size to enforce their own policies on everyone and preventing any real competition from forming.

[Uncle Sam]

Also alongisde ublock origin, tamper monkey, librewolf or regular firefox + a decent adblocker. You have Invidious (which can be locally hosted in your PC or use one of the pages hosted by someone else), NewPipe (locally hosted in your phone), also revanced (locally hosted in your phone).

Another option would be a good ol' Raspberry Pi with a Pi Hole for adblock in your router / network level, or just setup Docker and run Pi Hole in your PC.

[Devsman]

引用自 SlowMango：

引用自 Devsman：

You can't convict on a cliche. What have they done wrong?

Using their massive influence and size to enforce their own policies on everyone and preventing any real competition from forming.

In what space do they not have decent competition? They definitely do when it comes to browsers, smartphones, video hosting, search engines, social media and GIS.

[ZOMBIECRUNCH]

引用自 lE.s.A'_*~CrpsH**'_：

RIP to all ASMR and podcast videos i cannot listen to them in background anymore

I have an asmr channel that is just me wiping my own azz after I take a dump.