• FujiTive@lemmy.fmhy.ml
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    1 year ago

    I use YouTube a lot, both on my phone via ReVanced and my smart TV via SmartTubeNext, completely ad free. If Youtube manage to block videos unless the users deactivate their adblockers, even if I enjoy Youtube a lot, I’ll just stop watching videos. The quantity of ad per video is just insane. No way I can stand watching all those ads.

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      1 year ago

      While I don’t disagree, YouTube won’t care. Currently folk like you and I who evade their ads are freeloading. We get all the content and YouTube gets nothing in return. Having those who block ads abandon watching doesn’t lose YouTube anything, and maybe saves them a little bandwidth bill I guess?

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        1 year ago

        Yup I know they does not care about me or anyone of us, but I’m not willing to stay on that platform if the experience is terrible due to ads

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      Unpopular opinion* around these parts, I imagine, but I bought a family sub.

      Me and 5? 6? other people get ad-free viewing, the creators get a little more for our views, and no worries about finding ad-blocking youtube viewers for my in law’s smart-tvs or my idevices.

      *edit: after reading the rest of this thread I guess the opinion isn’t as unpopular as I expected.

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      Especially given just how intrusive they are; they completely interfere with technical explanations or comedic timing.

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        1 year ago

        I tried to use Odyssee in the past moths but the lack of content is a no go for me. I’ve had hard times to find something that I enjoyed watching on Odyssee, but I’ll give it a second shot, maybe I’ll find something interesting this time.

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          It continues to grow as YT becomes an increasingly inhospitable towards anyone who isn’t million dollar company. Smaller teams and individuals aren’t exactly being kicked out, but they are gradually being encouraged to quit. Guess where they have been duplicating their videos?

          Even Veritasium doesn’t feel safe on YT, and that’s why you can find those videos on Odysee.