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saagarjha 3 hours ago

Monetizing a basic OS feature is not a good look.

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sidrag22 2 hours ago | parent [-]

the only time ive tried to use a feature like that, is when im in the car listening to a podcast or something.

juggling the phone to not only skip ads, but also forcing the phone screen to be active, is a hazard.

In my case this loophole being closed, wouldn't make me pay for premium... but it would make a younger version of me certainly more dangerous on the road.

	▲	angoragoats 33 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Do you ever watch videos on a computer? If so, do you ever switch away to a different tab, or to a different app entirely, and keep the video playing in your browser tab? YouTube artificially prevents that exact same action on tablets and phones unless you pay them. Multitasking is a basic OS feature, no matter what kind of device you’re using. Gating it behind a paywall is user-hostile behavior at its finest.