• 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.
  • @[email protected]
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    527 days 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
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      326 days 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.

      • @[email protected]
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        126 days 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.