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Any idea what Google are doing? Is this because I dont use Chrome (use Firefox)? I've no adblockers. (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by DuncanIdaho@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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So this started coming up today. On every video. I can (so far) click the "x" and remove it to watch (still see 2 ads before the video, and one after 4 minutes - ruins music on YT), but did click the "Report issue" only for the dialogue box not to work.

I found a link to a that said 11% use adblock. Thats not a lot.Maaayyyybe there is a problem with the amount of ads youtube forces down our throats for even short videos. 🤷‍♂️

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[–] killeronthecorner@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I also work in industry as a software engineer, tech lead, and occasional eng manager and haven't seen anyone do this over several decades.

I don't think many people, software engineers included, are troubled by YouTube wanting to monetize their platform or defending their right to do so. It's opting for such an easily bypassed method that makes this such a chore for the implementor.

It's also bold to assume they might not have suggested, prototyped or specced other solutions to this problem but were still tasked with this one for whatever reason. Either way, I'd rather assume good intent and high locus than assume they are "trapped" in to implementing software that defies their own moral beliefs.