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YouTube warns it might make your viewing experience worse if you don't turn off your ad-blocker
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this post was submitted on 22 Nov 2023
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Alternatively, they'll take steps towards a more viable business model, and you'll also find other things to do with your time.
You can zap all ads forever with a few minutes and a credit card, if you're willing.
That's the thing with ads. They're a thorn in my side. That Google puts there.
If you were charging me to remove the thorns you put in my side, I'd be belligerent towards you. And I ain't gonna give ya money.
Is YouTube running at a loss, anyway? Or is Google just trying to squeeze more money outta its products? Maybe they should be content with the profits they got. Some quick searching says it generates somewhere in the realm of $29,000,000,000 in revenue annually. I imagine it's likely they can afford to not be so damn greedy.
We have no idea if YouTube operates at a loss or is profitable. Google won't say. Revenue really tells you very little when you look at what it takes to run something like YouTube. It's a huge reason why an open competitor is so hard to make work.