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Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year ago

YouTube test threatens to block viewers if they continue using ad blockers | Engadget

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YouTube test threatens to block viewers if they continue using ad blockers | Engadget

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Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year ago

YouTube is testing a more aggressive approach when it comes to getting viewers to disable their ad blockers..

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If this is true, it seems like a condolence of what YouTube is doing here. If hosting all those videos costs more than they receive, eventually YouTube will end.

I always imagined that YouTube was quite profitable?

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