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FYI: Doesn't block YouTube ads.

by overflowy 15d ago

quaintdev 15d ago
Google will stop paying them if they tried that.
- lern_too_spel 15d ago
  Firefox with uBlock Origin has blocked YouTube ads just fine on Android for years, and Google kept paying. uBlock Origin doesn't actually get installed by default on Firefox Mobile, but I'd wager that it effectively does.
- account42 14d ago
  That's even more reason for them to add it. The google payment has been a giant conflict of interest.
- nkozyra 15d ago
  A weird line to draw since Google still owns the general ad web space.
  - doikor 15d ago
    It doesn’t cost cost google money to show that content. (It does cost someone else who google would be giving a cut of the ad revenue) YouTube videos actually have some real world disk space, bandwidth, etc costs just to show so if google doesn’t get to show an ad they lose money instead of an opportunity to make money.
    - charcircuit 15d ago
      AI inference for people's queries is not free.
LeoPanthera 15d ago
I'm regularly surprised that people are willing to block YouTube ads. I know that Google gets that advertising money too, but you're also blocking revenue that the channel owner would otherwise get. I suppose it might depend what you're watching, but most YouTubers aren't big business, they're just individuals. YouTube Premium is one of the few subscriptions I am completely happy to pay.
- barbazoo 15d ago
  It doesn't have to go through Google. Lots of us support the people they follow through patreon et al, I don't need to make the gigacorp even richer than it is. They have enough.
  - bitpush 15d ago
    Why do these creators use YouTube then? Why cant they host it on s3 and the have you directly compensate? Surely the creator is getting some value from YouTube and YT expects to be compensated for that?
    - barbazoo 15d ago
      > Surely the creator is getting some value from YouTube and YT expects to be compensated for that? I'd imagine Google would start charging for videos that don't make enough money or heavily deprioritize them from discovery. That seems like a problem they could solve if they wanted to.
      - odo1242 14d ago
        They don’t do this for the same reason GitHub isn’t getting rid of free repositories- it would create an opening for someone else
- prmoustache 15d ago
  I guess they just chose the wrong business model if it doesn't work out for them.

FYI: Doesn't block YouTube ads.

quaintdev 15d ago

Google will stop paying them if they tried that.

lern_too_spel 15d ago
Firefox with uBlock Origin has blocked YouTube ads just fine on Android for years, and Google kept paying. uBlock Origin doesn't actually get installed by default on Firefox Mobile, but I'd wager that it effectively does.
account42 14d ago
That's even more reason for them to add it. The google payment has been a giant conflict of interest.
nkozyra 15d ago
A weird line to draw since Google still owns the general ad web space.
- doikor 15d ago
  It doesn’t cost cost google money to show that content. (It does cost someone else who google would be giving a cut of the ad revenue) YouTube videos actually have some real world disk space, bandwidth, etc costs just to show so if google doesn’t get to show an ad they lose money instead of an opportunity to make money.
  - charcircuit 15d ago
    AI inference for people's queries is not free.

LeoPanthera 15d ago

I'm regularly surprised that people are willing to block YouTube ads. I know that Google gets that advertising money too, but you're also blocking revenue that the channel owner would otherwise get. I suppose it might depend what you're watching, but most YouTubers aren't big business, they're just individuals. YouTube Premium is one of the few subscriptions I am completely happy to pay.

barbazoo 15d ago
It doesn't have to go through Google. Lots of us support the people they follow through patreon et al, I don't need to make the gigacorp even richer than it is. They have enough.
- bitpush 15d ago
  Why do these creators use YouTube then? Why cant they host it on s3 and the have you directly compensate? Surely the creator is getting some value from YouTube and YT expects to be compensated for that?
  - barbazoo 15d ago
    > Surely the creator is getting some value from YouTube and YT expects to be compensated for that? I'd imagine Google would start charging for videos that don't make enough money or heavily deprioritize them from discovery. That seems like a problem they could solve if they wanted to.
    - odo1242 14d ago
      They don’t do this for the same reason GitHub isn’t getting rid of free repositories- it would create an opening for someone else
prmoustache 15d ago
I guess they just chose the wrong business model if it doesn't work out for them.