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wow just wow while i can't say i didn't see this one coming but it always amazes me where greed could lead someone

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[–] translucentwings@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think ublock already got around this no? I have had 0 issues

[–] Gestrid@lemmy.ca 18 points 2 years ago

They haven't rolled it out to more than a small percentage of users.

[–] GINTegg@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago

Youtube should be archived, burnt to the ground, and replaced

[–] Orbitrix@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago (2 children)

This seems somewhat intentionally coordinated, so that the squeeze everyone into submission.

[–] Bercto@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It is coordinated but also driven by purely financial factors that changed over the last year. Interests are rising and suddenly those tech companies can't just live by growth alone, they have to find ways to be profitable.

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[–] PirateForDaLolz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 2 years ago (14 children)

I'm not so sure that this is anything to worry about. It's just another step in the game of cat and mouse. Is it annoying? Of course! But if/when it goes mainstream, ad blockers are just going to push updates that make it possible to block the ad block blocker. uBlock Origin does a really good job at blocking ad block blockers on most sites.

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[–] ANIMATEK@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago

Don’t worry too much guys this will be circumvented. It’s just a cat and mouse game, but the cat is blind.

[–] xT1TANx@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Having to watch ads isn't free. It costs me my time and it's limited.

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[–] Azceptit@lemmy.fmhy.ml 19 points 2 years ago

Internet doing a race to the bottom.

[–] programmer_belch@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I will still use invidious while having muy subscriptions saved as RSS feeds so this change will go over my head

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[–] Coreidan@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Still waiting for ISPs to change their model ever since “net neutrality” was abolished. With all of this shit with YouTube, Twitter, and Reddit coming down the pipe it really does feel there has been a global change in how corporations are squeezing their customers. I am guessing ISPs are waiting for the bulk of services to change their model before they sweep in with their greed. It’s coming.

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[–] Rentlar@beehaw.org 17 points 2 years ago (7 children)

Yt-dlp, NewPipe, Invidious...

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[–] qimdbxfk6@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

FreeTube is good for some users, but it's not good for some other users because it uses Electron. Alternatively, you can use Invidious instead or piped. You can use NewPipe if you use Android.

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[–] BobbyBandwidth@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (11 children)

We need to reclaim the internet

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[–] Overexert1126@lemmy.fmhy.ml 15 points 2 years ago

YouTubeDL + Plex

Not so crazy anymore.

[–] Cevilia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

FreeTube, Invidious, and Piped all seem to be fine. :)

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[–] TheAmishMan@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

Anyone seen any issues with revanced for this? I haven't experienced anything but curious if anyone has ran into anything.

[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Greed? I mean they are not a charity and ads pay for the service. Don't get me wrong I use ad block but to call it greed..

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