YouTube disallowing adblockers, Reddit charging for API usage, Twitter blocking non-registered users. These events happen almost at the same time. Is this one of the effects of the tech bubble burst?

  • morgan423@lemmy.world
    181·
    1 year ago

    I don’t think you understood what I was saying.

    I try to take no ads, from anyone, because it’s a digital safety issue. YouTube included.

    • Seiyus@lemmy.fmhy.ml
      1·
      1 year ago

      That’s fair but while visitor metrics are important, there is also ad engagement that makes them a desirable platform for those advertisers. Your visits add nothing to their business. Not that I agree with their stance, but I understand it.

    • thereddevil@sh.itjust.works
      45·
      1 year ago

      Then buy YouTube Premium and the ads go away.

      YouTube is not a charity and needs to pay for servers hosting the content people view. That money comes from ads/YouTube Premium

      • cyanarchy@sh.itjust.works
        2·
        1 year ago

        I’m going to quote @morgan_423@lemmy.world from elsewhere in this thread:

        I’m not going to reward them for these misbehaviors toward their user base by buying their “Premium” service. Same for any other site that does this and offers a “Premium service” to fix the problem that they, themselves, created. There are ways to have safe ads, and fair user experience even with them in play.