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YouTube's new anti-adblock measures

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991 points smitop | 1 comments | 20 Jun 25 17:01 UTC | HN request time: 0.208s | 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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vehemenz ◴[21 Jun 25 02:27 UTC] No.44334008[source]▶
It’s my GET request. I can do what I want with it.

If Google want to force ads, they can put them in the video stream. If not, then they’re trying to have it both ways.

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bitpush ◴[21 Jun 25 03:36 UTC] No.44334275[source]▶
Great analogy. Its the same reason why I grab stuff off of supermarkets and walk out. If they really cared about it, they'll invest in better technology to stop me. Suckers.
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1. thowawatp302 ◴[21 Jun 25 17:38 UTC] No.44339271[source]▶
Your analogy is terrible. GET requests can be denied.