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Inside the 'arms race' between YouTube and ad blockers / Against all odds, open source hackers keep outfoxing one of the wealthiest companies. (www.engadget.com)
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Inside the 'arms race' between YouTube and ad blockers / Against all odds, open source hackers keep outfoxing one of the wealthiest companies.::YouTube's dramatic content gatekeeping decisions of late have a long history behind them, and there's an equally long history of these defenses being bypassed.

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[โ€“] InEnduringGrowStrong@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I don't disagree with you, I'm just saying that YouTube is nothing without both its creator and viewers.
A viewer-exodus and a creator-exodus would be tied together, they both feedback into each other.

I even get why YouTube doubledown on catering to their advertisers over the creators and viewers, that's just money talking.
I'm just saying I don't owe them my time or attention.
They would hardly be the first Internet giant to fall, thinking they're too big to fail, not that I see it happening soon though.

[โ€“] tb_@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Very true. But if Reddit didn't fall I very much doubt YouTube will.

Perhaps you and I might leave, but it won't be enough.