TangledHyphae@lemmy.worldcake to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoYouTube warns it might make your viewing experience worse if you don't turn off your ad-blockerwww.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square320fedilinkarrow-up1650arrow-down116cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1634arrow-down1external-linkYouTube warns it might make your viewing experience worse if you don't turn off your ad-blockerwww.businessinsider.comTangledHyphae@lemmy.worldcake to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square320fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squareSquishMallow@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 year agoYouTube surprised at sudden lack of consumers
minus-squareKeith@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down3·1 year agoThey don’t care. You were costing them money to show you video while not giving them anything.
minus-squareSquishMallow@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoI’m not referring to the people not giving anything. More people will leave that originally watched ads.
minus-squareKeith@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoThe post says that they’re targeting people who use adblockers, though.
minus-squareSquishMallow@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoRight. My point is that their response will have a large impact on other demographics. Their attempt is likely to backfire over time.
YouTube surprised at sudden lack of consumers
They don’t care. You were costing them money to show you video while not giving them anything.
I’m not referring to the people not giving anything. More people will leave that originally watched ads.
The post says that they’re targeting people who use adblockers, though.
Right. My point is that their response will have a large impact on other demographics. Their attempt is likely to backfire over time.