Google can suck it. I won't pay or turn my ad-blocker off. I look forward to the day enough people do this and Youtube loses enough money to be shut down by Google. Creators will then go back to the good, old fashioned model of hosting their own websites and videos. The Internet was meant to be a decentralized network, not to be controlled by a handful of corporations. I hope GMail dies too. All of the problems we have today in cyberspace (including the "sideloading of apps" issue) only exist because of excessive corporate control.

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swat535 a day ago | parent | next [-]

> Google can suck it. I won't pay or turn my ad-blocker off

I'm not sure what you want.. You want access to their service, they offer a premium.

You don't want to pay, at the same time you are not will to boycott them for moral reasons, so you instead you attempt to circumvent it by using ad blockers..

	▲	wkat4242 a day ago \| parent [-]
		It's because they have killed all the alternatives. So you have no choice. Though personally I watch very little YouTube. I have no patience for long vids and even if you pay for premium it's unwatchable without sponsorblock. If i need to start blocking I might as well go the whole way. And no I don't feel bad for Google. This is not some old shop owner trying to make ends meet. It's an evil mega corporation trying to control and monitor our every impulse and enriching their already wealthy shareholders. Nobody will eat a spud less over this.

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akarki15 a day ago | parent | prev [-]

> Creators will then go back to the good, old fashioned model of hosting their own websites and videos

LMAO. Nope they won't. They'll go to tiktok or some other platform where you'll surprise pikachu face have to watch ads. Ads powers internet. Someone has to pay server cost at the end of the day- either pay with your dollar or your attention. There's no other option.

	▲	drnick1 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I don't watch any ads (they are all blocked). I don't pay for any subscription of any kind. I am happy to run my ad-blockers and to sail the high seas. I don't feel bad for trillion-dollar corporations and wealthy influencers. If Youtube dies because enough people do this, so be it.