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YouTube tests server-side ads to make your coveted blocker obsolete (www.yahoo.com)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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YouTube has been spotted testing server-side ads, which could pose a problem to ad blockers.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I don't think that's an unfair thing to say at all.

I want to pay for Premium, but a mixture of oppressive tactics, poor payouts for YouTubers, and constant price hikes has made me reconsider. I watch YouTube more than most streaming providers, and that list continues to shrink because the cost has outpaced the value. A few years ago I couldn't imagine not watching Netflix, but now...eh, cancel it.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

The fact that google also tracks and monetizes/exploits every single thing you do should be more than enough payment. Considering thats how they got to be where they are in the first place.

Besides. If google moderated its fucking ads to begin with, people wouldnt have overwhelmingly adopted adblocking, since google adsense is like the biggest adserver on the internet.