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YouTube continues global crackdown on ad blockers, targeting mobile third-party apps
www.techradar.com/computing/websites-apps/youtube-is-becoming-unwatchable-for-ad-blockers
Replying to @Mustachius_Grumpius@thelemmy.club
Some of us don’t base their buying off of stupid ads. Why can’t we just be left alone. At this point I’m just basing on if I have any money left after going to the gas pump.
Replying to @hneerqe@lemmy.world
That’s not the point. Youtube doesn’t want to sell you anything. They want to sell you to the companies that want to sell you something. Doesn’t matter if you buy anything, as long as you give them some attention.
Replying to @abbadon420@sh.itjust.works
Yeah, it’s really annoying how ads have become “Mr. Beastified” too. I can’t even turn a TV on without some attention sucking advert coming on that demands your full and centered attention. What was a chill afternoon feels more like a tax.