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Youtube adblock blocking (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I know the topic of whether adblock is piracy is debated, but I am guessing there are a lot of adblock users here and I was wondering if anyone has seen the youtube adblock warning message in the wild. I use ublock origin and still haven't seen it once.

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

As the social media juggernauts, these companies are viewed as the embodiment of everything they see as wrong with a capitalist/corporatist society, and in their mind, by dismantling or fundamentally changing and challenging these juggernauts, they can inspire and bring about the change they want in society as a whole.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So they are against it by using it? What?

I also think these corporations are evil, but complaining about everything they do just because it is an inconvenience for them? They should complain and act on the shit that matters.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Against it by "using" it in a manner which deprived the company of revenue - such as watching videos with an adblocker.

This, in their mind, counts as "shit that matters".