Because it’s hurting creators, not viewers?

I don't know, it's not obvious to me that YouTube should prioritize the creator's desire to track users over the user's desire not to be tracked.

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SchemaLoad 5 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Google already doesn't pay out creators for views with blocked ads, no advertiser is going to pay for ads that were never shown. The view counter doesn't matter to that. Perhaps Youtube could enforce tougher blocking of ad blockers to support creators better.

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jve 4 days ago | parent | next [-]

A view counter from premium member (user without ads) should count.

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echoangle 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

It matters if you include a sponsorship in your video and get paid based on view numbers.

	▲	account42 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		If this makes in-video ads unprofitable then I hope Youtube never fixes it. And it sounds like EasyList made the right choice in including the filter.

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what 5 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Viewers are hurting the creators then. If you care so much about the creators, turn off your ad blocker.

	▲	echoangle 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		Well I can’t force every viewer to turn off the ad blocker, but google can change the method they use for counting.