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YouTube warns it might make your viewing experience worse if you don't turn off your ad-blocker (www.businessinsider.com)

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YouTube warns it might make your viewing experience worse if you don't turn off your ad-blocker::YouTube has been cracking down on people using ad blockers. Now, a spokesperson says that using ad blockers could lead to "suboptimal viewing."

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[-] Anorack@lemmy.world 233 points 11 months ago

Worse than using YouTube without an ad blocker?

[-] DeathWearsANecktie@lemm.ee 105 points 11 months ago

That's the funny thing about this threat. It implies that using YouTube the regular way is "optimal" viewing. It's fucking shit without adblock.

[-] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 11 points 11 months ago

How to quit YT in a week?

disable adblocking
Suffer watching ads
Get bored, because you no longer feel like watching adTube
Switch to something else

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