YouTube is waging a war against adblockers...and losing.
  • YouTube is intensifying efforts to combat adblockers, including blocking video playback and warning users of potential account suspension.
  • Increased ads on YouTube have driven many users to adblockers, hurting both YouTube’s ad revenue and content creators reliant on ad-based income.
  • Despite these measures, many users are leaving YouTube or finding workarounds, leading creators to seek alternative revenue streams off-platform.
  • ticho@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    2 months ago

    Yep, most of my non-tech friends just say “Ads? Oh yeah, I don’t even notice them anymore, I got so used to them.” whenever that topic pops up in a conversation.

    • umbrella@lemmy.mlEnglish
      22·
      2 months ago

      ive got the “ads are cool so benevolent facebook can keep our beloved skinner box free!” type of answer.

      they really did brainwash the normies.