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what youtube is doing is a slow easing of removing adblockers rather than an immediate one (lemmy.ml)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by jackpot@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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if they outright forced us to stop day one there'd be outrage, so they instead ease us in. first a popup, then a timed popup, slowly leading to their actual goal but without the risk of an initial outrage. i know this is an extreme comparison but we're like lambs to a slaughter

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[–] Astaroth@lemm.ee 12 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Well just look at the youtube sub on reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/youtube/comments/1792um0/let_that_sink_in_before_you_defend_a_billion/

99% of comments are youtube apologists

Hopefully most of those are bot comments & the mods are probably youtube employees

[–] Mushroomm@sh.itjust.works 5 points 11 months ago

Looks like astroturfing to me

[–] atrielienz@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

No offense, but you went to a subreddit that's likely to have people who enjoy google products and because of that are less likely to be critical even when they don't agree with the company. Have you looked at the r/technology subreddit posts about this issue? Or r/privacy or any of the other subreddits that might give a better view?

This is like going to the apple subreddit to find out if people are outraged bout the price of iPhones.

[–] Cataphract@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago

I love these types of posts and comments. I get about halfway in to realize I don't know shit about my fellow human beings and how they're navigating/viewing the world. This is one hot glittery pony show of a society circling the sewer drain.