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 Orange@lemm.eeEnglish
      107·
      7 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.

      • NightOwl@lemmy.oneEnglish
        36·
        7 months ago

        Even without ads it’s shit without sponsorblock for me. Not even for the sponsor spots, but the absolutely annoying copy paste of please like, subscribe, hit the notification icon, blah blah blah blah blah.

      • rob299@bookwormstory.socialEnglish
        14·
        7 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.

      • Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        11·
        7 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
    • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      53·
      7 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.

        • xe3@lemmy.worldEnglish
          7·
          7 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.

    • AbidanYre@lemmy.worldEnglish
      14·
      7 months ago

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