Ok, so you can never use any google product ever again! If you ever again in your life watch a Youtube Video remember what kind of Hypocrite you are! This also goes for TikTok, Instagramm, etc. (Any plattform that has User generated Content & uses Ad’s)

I do not agree with their changes & policies but I think you underestimate the market share Youtube has in this area. Also you are not the average Youtube user (being on Lemmy and all) so you should think about how the average user interacts with the platform (they don’t care about Ad’s & don’t know how to install an Ad Blocker). I think Youtube can do a lot more shit before normal people would start to jump ship, but even then what are the alternatives for them? Peertube etc. don’t have the content they watch…

I don’t disagree with your point but your data is not correct… Alphabet reported $34.46 billion in net income for Q4 2025 on total revenue of $113.8 billion. Ads generated $82.3 billion (72% of revenue):

• Google Search ($63 billion)
• YouTube ($11.4 billion)
• Network ($7.8 billion)

This is all REVENUE not Profit! Yes Alphabet made ~34B Profit that Quarter but not only from Youtube ad’s. I would assume a 25-30% margin on Youtube Max, so it’s more like ~4B Profit of Youtube Ad’s (Yes still a fuck ton of money).