youtube getting more agressive blocking users after 3 videos

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youtube getting more aggressive.. i've got firefox and ublock but this shit is still coming up

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My family watches several Youtube channels on the main HTPC. It had Chrome for them to use, as that is what the kids and my wife are familiar with from school/ work. Then this BS started. I use Firefox on my personal PC and have yet to have a problem.

So I dumped Chrome off of the HTPC.

It would be amusing if Chrome lost a ton of market share to Firefox and other browsers.

It won't. We are an extreme minority who really have the know-how to get around this. The majority will just give in and subscribe.

This is what happened with Netflix. Everyone thought that Netflix would lose subscribers with the crackdown on password sharing. On the contrary, they gained subscribers and is bringing even more revenue: https://www.ign.com/articles/netflix-adds-88-million-subscribers-amid-password-sharing-crackdown-hikes-prices-for-some-plans.

In other words, the general population likes to be used by companies and really don't give a shit as long as they can watch videos.

not so much that they like to be used by companies, but that they don't care enough to change or learn how to stop it. for most people, the idea of giving up their favorite online service because of ads or whatever other predatory anti consumer shit it implements is a little extreme.

as long as it works, the vast majority of people who are not tech-literate will just use it regardless.

Most people sell their time and personal information (including deeply personal stuff) dirt cheap.

In other words, the general population likes to be is okay with being used by companies and really don't give a shit as long as they can watch videos.

I hate that you're right. Not because of you, but because the situation is ridiculous.

Not quite.
If users see thry need to invest more brain power in tech than plugging a cable in and pressing the power button, they will either give up or ask tech literate folk. They are like an extreme toddler with tech.
You wouldn't expect a toddler to write a speech

No but I would expect a toddler to learn new things.

Not all wants to learn more (sadly)

I can understand the viewpoint, learning something new requires time to be invested, time that one may want to spend on something else.

Lmao you all are so cringy. The general population sees it as a value proposition that makes sense for them.

Three persons sharing one user profile vs just paying for Netflix myself, I don't feel used.

Blocking ads on YouTube is kind of like eating meat. It can't quite be morally justified, but I'm still guilty of it.

Currectly I'm updating uBlock 3 times a day to keep up with YouTube's detection algorithms, so I'm obviously willing to go to great lenghts to block ads, but after it gets difficult enough, I'll most likely just give in and get a subscribtion. It's by far the most valuable streaming service for me, yet I've used it (ad)free for more than 15 years. If now is the time they say enough, then fine. It was good while it lasted. I don't think that ads-based bussines model is the way to go anyways, so perhaps I should practice what I preach. Currenltly I'm only paying for Spotify and one podcast.

If competiton comes along that's even one tenth as good, I'm perfectly willing to jump ship, though. Google has lost my trust.

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this is an issue. whole family can use netflix etc with one payment. if you have separate youtube accounts (everyone has their own subs etc) you all need individual youtube premium accounts so you can watch ad free. it's stupid (I'm ignoring why yt premium isn't a good idea anyway unless you use yt music)

edit: I see there is a family plan. my bad

I use Chrome on my work laptop and Firefox on my personal computron and I either get the pop-up on both devices or not at all.

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