YouTube is waging a war against adblockers...and losing.
  • YouTube is intensifying efforts to combat adblockers, including blocking video playback and warning users of potential account suspension.
  • Increased ads on YouTube have driven many users to adblockers, hurting both YouTube’s ad revenue and content creators reliant on ad-based income.
  • Despite these measures, many users are leaving YouTube or finding workarounds, leading creators to seek alternative revenue streams off-platform.
        • gravitas_deficiencyEnglish
          5·
          4 months ago

          That’s far less true now that they’re breaking the functionality of tons of adblockers that it was a few years ago.

          • umbrella@lemmy.mlEnglish
            6·
            4 months ago

            most normies i know don’t care about it.

            i have no idea how they use the internet without them, but here we are.

            • ticho@lemmy.worldEnglish
              3·
              4 months ago

              Yep, most of my non-tech friends just say “Ads? Oh yeah, I don’t even notice them anymore, I got so used to them.” whenever that topic pops up in a conversation.

              • umbrella@lemmy.mlEnglish
                22·
                4 months ago

                ive got the “ads are cool so benevolent facebook can keep our beloved skinner box free!” type of answer.

                they really did brainwash the normies.