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YouTube's new anti-adblock measures

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990 points smitop | 1 comments | 20 Jun 25 17:01 UTC | HN request time: 0.27s | 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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asadotzler ◴[21 Jun 25 05:12 UTC] No.44334714[source]▶
Advertising is predatory by design. It is my moral duty not only to resist advertising, but to do everything I can to make it as ineffective as possible.
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1. dbbk ◴[21 Jun 25 19:04 UTC] No.44339926[source]▶
You can avoid the advertising by paying for the service then