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YouTube's new anti-adblock measures

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990 points smitop | 5 comments | 20 Jun 25 17:01 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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edwardbernays ◴[20 Jun 25 17:54 UTC] No.44330167[source]▶
If they ran less hostile ads, people wouldn't be as hostile to watching their ads. Some of the ads they run are just ridiculous and awful. Ads for scams, soft-core porn ads, just the worst of the worst.
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wat10000 ◴[20 Jun 25 17:56 UTC] No.44330188[source]▶
I think that’s a rationalization. Most people just don’t like ads no matter what they are. And I can’t blame them, ads are terrible. But this is a case where they offer a nice subscription that takes them all away, so people ought to buy that instead.
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1. theMMaI ◴[20 Jun 25 18:04 UTC] No.44330268[source]▶
The YT Premium subscription suffers from being low value imo, forced bundling with YT Music which inflates prices, and little to no synergy with Google One subscriptions in most countries.
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2. ndiddy ◴[20 Jun 25 18:07 UTC] No.44330308[source]▶
They offer a cheaper version that isn't bundled with Youtube Music, but then you get ads on official music uploads since I guess that's how the licensing works out. https://www.youtube.com/premiumlite
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3. wat10000 ◴[20 Jun 25 18:15 UTC] No.44330384[source]▶
I find it to be an excellent value. It’s the only streaming service I pay for. It’s full of stuff I want to watch and well worth the price.
4. theMMaI ◴[20 Jun 25 18:40 UTC] No.44330632[source]▶
Not available (anymore) in many countries
5. yjftsjthsd-h ◴[20 Jun 25 20:13 UTC] No.44331607[source]▶
Premium Lite has ads, just less. Currently, it's

> Ads however may appear on music content, Shorts, and when you search or browse.

- https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/15968883?hl=en