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YouTube's new anti-adblock measures

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990 points smitop | 15 comments | 20 Jun 25 17:01 UTC | HN request time: 1.042s | source | bottom
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ge96 ◴[20 Jun 25 23:38 UTC] No.44333140[source]▶
If adblock stopped working I would leave, which is interesting to me as I wonder what I'd do with my new time.

Funny I make YT videos too trying to build an audience, I'd like to not put ads on it but not my choice

I don't understand how people can just accept ads it drives me insane when some random shit starts playing

I already lost money with YT, I bought so many UHD movies on their platform ($20 ea) and they won't stream it in HD unless you're on a supported device or ad-ridden tv

edit: alright, aftrer seeing it's $13 I will get it, I have been converted

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arccy ◴[20 Jun 25 23:40 UTC] No.44333159[source]▶
"I want free hosting and an audience but I don't want to pay for it"
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1. markus_zhang ◴[20 Jun 25 23:49 UTC] No.44333202[source]▶
Well, no one pushes YouTube to give free services right? Come on, make us pay for it! See what happens.
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2. JumpCrisscross ◴[20 Jun 25 23:51 UTC] No.44333209[source]▶
> make us pay for it! See what happens

I pay for YouTube and Nebula.

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3. stavros ◴[20 Jun 25 23:54 UTC] No.44333235[source]▶
They are, aren't they?
4. markus_zhang ◴[20 Jun 25 23:54 UTC] No.44333236[source]▶
That’s your choice and I respect that.
5. Kranar ◴[20 Jun 25 23:56 UTC] No.44333245[source]▶
You can pay for Youtube and you won't get ads.
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6. kllrnohj ◴[20 Jun 25 23:56 UTC] No.44333251[source]▶
YouTube Premium has existed for years now... You're absolutely able to pay for an ad-free experience, and it provides more financial support to creators than ads do
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7. ge96 ◴[21 Jun 25 00:03 UTC] No.44333287[source]▶
I thought you still got ads guess I'll find out

I'll compromise, I'll get premium but still have my adblock

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8. markus_zhang ◴[21 Jun 25 00:28 UTC] No.44333424[source]▶
That is a good point. But I usually pay through Patreon. I wonder which one is better, and if I can attribute YT premium to a specific author?
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9. appreciatorBus ◴[21 Jun 25 01:05 UTC] No.44333628[source]▶
The existence of premium is not the same as parent poster’s, “make us pay for it” idea, aka a paywall.

If YouTube and its content actually has value, then presumably a paywall would have no effect of revenues of YouTube or creators. On the other hand if the content is actually nearly worthless, the vast majority of people would find something better to do with their time.

I know which outcome I’d be betting on!

10. asadotzler ◴[21 Jun 25 05:44 UTC] No.44334853[source]▶
the OP said "make us pay" not "give us the option to pay"

Until they make us pay, put the entire site behind a paywall or similar, I'll keep enjoying their public web content using my clients of choice, some of which modify the content in various ways for various reasons, entirely of my choosing.

11. PurestGuava ◴[21 Jun 25 07:12 UTC] No.44335343{3}[source]▶
YT Premium revenue goes to the same creators you watch otherwise but they get compensated more for your views than they do for any other person's views.

e.g. Linus Tech Tips posted up their share of revenue from AdSense in 2024; YT Premium made up 37% of their revenue despite being 29% of their views.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeCP-0nuziE

Whether that makes a given creator more money versus Patreon depends on how much you watch them, frankly.

12. PurestGuava ◴[21 Jun 25 07:13 UTC] No.44335352{3}[source]▶
There are no ads on Premium.

Source: I have Premium and have adblock disabled on YouTube - no ads.

13. arccy ◴[21 Jun 25 08:22 UTC] No.44335716{3}[source]▶
you don't get ads from Youtube. the people you watch may still say sponsored stuff.
14. arccy ◴[21 Jun 25 08:24 UTC] No.44335727{3}[source]▶
That's different though. Paying through Patreon is directly giving the creators a larger share, but neither party (you or the creator) pays for video hosting service in this transaction.

Your argument only makes sense if you watch the creator's videos exclusively on Patreon (paid by the cut they take from your transaction) or on a platform like Vimeo (paid directly by the creator for hosting). In which case, what Youtube does isn't relevant to you.

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15. anticensor ◴[22 Jun 25 20:51 UTC] No.44350177{4}[source]▶
Patreon now lets users upload videos.