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minus-square9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30arrow-down1·7 days agoEven on a computer without ad blocker (work laptop, chrome browser) the number of times i say “nah i don’t need to see that” as soon as thes annoying ads comes up before the video… The decline probably has very little to do with ad blockers.
minus-squareb34k@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down4·7 days agoThe decline was very sudden, almost instantaneous, and can be traced back to the exact date a block list, used by most major desktop ad blockers, added the YouTube View Counter API endpoint to their list. But sure… nothing to do with ad blockers.
minus-squaremasterofn001@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 days agoExactly. If I am forced to see ads, especially intrusive or page filling ones, I will not continue. I watched lots of YouTube in the past. When they started inserting ads into the videos (not channel sponsored stuff), the camel started getting weak. When they started requiring sign-ins or blocking access when using a proxy that was the straw. I don’t use YouTube anymore.
Even on a computer without ad blocker (work laptop, chrome browser)
the number of times i say “nah i don’t need to see that” as soon as thes annoying ads comes up before the video…
The decline probably has very little to do with ad blockers.
The decline was very sudden, almost instantaneous, and can be traced back to the exact date a block list, used by most major desktop ad blockers, added the YouTube View Counter API endpoint to their list.
But sure… nothing to do with ad blockers.
Exactly.
If I am forced to see ads, especially intrusive or page filling ones, I will not continue.
I watched lots of YouTube in the past.
When they started inserting ads into the videos (not channel sponsored stuff), the camel started getting weak.
When they started requiring sign-ins or blocking access when using a proxy that was the straw.
I don’t use YouTube anymore.