• @eltrain123
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    549 months ago

    If google stops strip mining my data when I pay for their service, I’d do it in a heartbeat. I’m not going to pay to be someone’s product.

    • @LemmyIsFantastic
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      -699 months ago

      Then don’t be shocked when they start putting up walls. It’s shocking to me how many people take this as some kind of right and act indignant and make up every excuse under the sun to justify why YouTube should cater to pirates 🤣

      • nicetriangle
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        459 months ago

        Ad blocking is not piracy. That’s like saying that muting ads on broadcast TV is piracy. Get the boot out of your mouth.

        • @LemmyIsFantastic
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          -379 months ago

          You are very much stealing the right to distribution and revenue for creators as well as YouTube.

          It’s amazing to see folks still try this tired argument.

          • nicetriangle
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            You are very much stealing

            No, no you are not. Words have meanings.

            • @LemmyIsFantastic
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              -239 months ago

              Yes. You don’t believe rights can be stolen?

            • @LemmyIsFantastic
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              -179 months ago

              Is that a part of the terms of use? Do you honestly believe that would be enforced under US law? Irrelevant then.

      • TimeSquirrel
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        I bet you think "right click, inspect, delete " is “piracy” too.

        • @LemmyIsFantastic
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          -149 months ago

          If you’re breaking the terms of service to access the service for free absolutely. People have a right to distribute their content as they see fit within the confines of the law. You’re stealing that right. You’d all lose your shit if companies just started ignoring GPL and you all certainly would be calling it theft.

      • @eskimofry
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        99 months ago

        Lol jokes on you. They wouldn’t dare make it completely paywalled.

      • @takeda
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        Oh, go ahead and let them place YouTube behind the paywall. We need some new players in this area.

        I’m the product in the current YouTube business model, why should I care about their profits?

        Also I promise I won’t be whining if YouTube shuts down. I will be celebrating. For now, as they hold monopoly, I will watch them however I wish and help anyone else to do the same.

        • Firefox + uBlock - desktop
        • ReVanced, NewPipe - phone
        • SnartTube - TV
        • @LemmyIsFantastic
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          -89 months ago

          I never said you should care 🤷‍♂️

          I said you shouldn’t be shocked when freeloaders continue to be locked down.