Looks like Google is almost done rolling out anti-adblock on Youtube. You get 3 warnings to disable your adblocker until playback is disabled. Easily one of the most anti-user restrictions I've ever seen from any company. They will kill Youtube before it ever becomes a viable business. Everyone loves to make fun of Zuckerberg, but Google has utterly failed to make any profitable product in years, and can only function by blasting advertisements into every man, woman, and child. Google employees can continue to make self-aggrandizing posts justifying their angelic duties as world changers, but it's only a matter of time before world governments sue Google's monopoly into pieces. Can't wait!
It is already a viable business, they just want freeloaders to leave, like a performance based layoff
I think it's an unwise decision to make Google unusable unless you pay a monthly subscription.
Google is still plenty usable without paying a monthly subscription.
Time to buy goog lol
I am able to close that window everytime. I watch > 50 videos per day. What am I missing here?
They started enforcing it.
They're rolling it out slowly.
Um, youtube is a viable business and wants to cut off expensive freeloaders like you that will never add value
Then why doesn't Google disclose their financials?
Read the earning report before saying silly stuff like that
In other news, OP is also pissed that Albertsons charges for milk
Does Albertson's make you watch an ad before you're allow to purchase milk?
@ OP, that's the thing, you aren't purchasing anything on YouTube so you're a freeloader if you don't allow ads and don't buy Premium. You're getting the milk for free.
Well played tbh! Now you have to buy premium π
What's your proposal? YouTube should provide you a completely free and non-monetized service because you feel you are entitled to it?
I'm fine with some advertisements, totally reasonable. I'm not fine with being forced to watch 30 second advertisements to watch a 15 second clip. Should google make you watch an ad every time you do a google search?
@ OP. You do. The top search results are ads. Are you dumb?
They gotta make money somehow right? I don't think they get any from in-video sponsored content, do they? Anyway, I recommend YT premium - worth it and better than most subscription services.
Update the region in your google account to India or Philippines. Then subscribe to YouTube premium.
Get Youtube Premium. You are not poor.
Literally the only way I can watch YouTube. Worth it.
At this point, I don't think I'll ever buy it out of pure spite.