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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: 0.575s | source
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tlogan ◴[21 Jun 25 01:25 UTC] No.44333733[source]▶
Why do we justify blocking ads, even when we know the content we’re consuming isn’t free to create and even if the content is free, it still costs money to store and distribute?

We often rationalize using ad blockers because ads can be intrusive or annoying. But let’s asking ourselves: Why do we feel entitled to get this for free?

This isn’t a moral judgment. I genuinely want to understand the reasoning.

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1. Workaccount2 ◴[21 Jun 25 02:37 UTC] No.44334057[source]▶
Just want to point out, adding on to OP, that creators on youtube get 55% of revenue.

I get that Google has infinite money and infinite evil. But how convenient you also get to skip out on paying the majority expense, which goes to the creator...

And yes virtuous commentor, I know you are one of the 1.5% that convert to a patreon supporter. Now ask everyone else why they get to eat for free (while endlessly complaining that the restaurant sucks).

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2. anothernewdude ◴[21 Jun 25 04:19 UTC] No.44334465[source]▶
People create for free. The content that is created in order to earn revenue suffers because of it.
3. asadotzler ◴[21 Jun 25 05:22 UTC] No.44334747[source]▶
Creators choose to host their content on platform that puts it on the public Web where ads are easily blocked. If creators have an issue, it is with Google, not my ad blocker.

I don't owe creators anything; I have no agreements with them. Google is the one with creator contracts.

Google may owe creators something, but I certainly don't and I'm not going to adopt Google's burden on that.

4. aucisson_masque ◴[21 Jun 25 06:18 UTC] No.44335021[source]▶
Honestly the kind of video out there made solely to make money aren’t what I’m looking after, I wouldn’t mind if they all went away.

YouTube has always been the guy showing how to replace a 97 Honda civic oil filter in an unedited 5 minutes video and 240p, or the one sharing their passion. You know, the genuinely interesting stuff.

5. spixy ◴[21 Jun 25 09:33 UTC] No.44336068[source]▶
Right, because all that hardware needed for storing and streaming all that video is free.

55% is OK