YouTube confirms three-strikes test for ad blocking, here's how it works
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YouTube has confirmed that it's testing a three-strikes policy for blocking ads. It's also outlined how this policy will work.

okay Google, how about this. I already pay for premium, but Im too lazy to disable my adblocker for just your site, can we just call it a draw and move on?

  • Bucket_of_Truth
    1•1 year ago

    Companies pay YouTube for advertisements. Google’s not just putting ads on videos for fun.

    • Nyaa
      10•1 year ago

      I don’t think anyone disagrees with that, but YouTube today has a lot more ads, especially spammy ones, than YouTube 7 years ago did. This is an issue with them using a business model that doesn’t scale very well.

      • panoptic
        2•1 year ago

        Interest rates were basically zero for a decade, then they spiked this year with every indication that they aren’t going back to zero anytime soon.

        This is radically shifting the approach for many tech companies.

        Not saying I like it, just saying it’s why rapid enshittification is happening