YouTube has been cracking down on people using ad blockers. Now, a spokesperson says that using ad blockers could lead to "suboptimal viewing."

YouTube warns it might make your viewing experience worse if you don’t turn off your ad-blocker::YouTube has been cracking down on people using ad blockers. Now, a spokesperson says that using ad blockers could lead to “suboptimal viewing.”

    • Blue and OrangeEnglish
      105•10 months ago

      That’s the funny thing about this threat. It implies that using YouTube the regular way is “optimal” viewing. It’s fucking shit without adblock.

      • @[email protected]English
        13•10 months ago

        It’s optimal to them. You just don’t understand Youtube’s perspective of it yet. And then it’s unoptimal for them when you watch with the adblocker.

      • @[email protected]English
        11•10 months ago

        How to quit YT in a week?

        1. disable adblocking
        2. Suffer watching ads
        3. Get bored, because you no longer feel like watching adTube
        4. Switch to something else
    • @[email protected]English
      52•10 months ago

      There is absolutely zero possibility that they can find a way to make my experience on YouTube worse than my experience on YouTube without uBlock.

      • @[email protected]English
        7•10 months ago

        That’s a way to look at, but i’l personally still be using Peertube. instead of 3rd party YouTube apps.

        • @[email protected]English
          6•10 months ago

          Some of those alternative “YouTube” apps are not limited to YouTube as a backend/source of content. I don’t recall if it’s freetube, new pipe or both that allow using Peertube and YouTube from the same app, which helps bridge the gap in content / ease the transition from an end user perspective.

    • @[email protected]English
      14•10 months ago

      The fact that my children know the Liberty Mutual jingle from watching YouTube at school says no.