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ericzawo 4 days ago

If you have a VPN, pretend you're in Moldova to enjoy ad-free, free YouTube.

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mmooss 3 days ago | parent [-]

Why do Moldovans get add-free Youtube?

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nickff 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

Advertisers generally avoid spending money on displaying ads to poor countries. It is interesting to see how the ads change depending on the country your IP address is from.

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mmooss 3 days ago | parent [-]

I expect that Molovan businesses want to advertise there.

	▲	nickff 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		Very little YouTube advertising is for local businesses, partly due to geotargeting issues with YouTube ads, and YouTube isn’t a huge market for most products, due to its poverty.

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lmm 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Perhaps because of their interesting geopolitical situation with Transnistria?