youtube getting more agressive blocking users after 3 videos

tiita@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.world – 1025 points –

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

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People who use ad blockers aren't the type of people to click the ads. We're doing a Google a service by improving conversion statistics.

While funny, this doesnt really hold water.

I'm sure using hours of 4k bandwidth while getting nothing in return is a great deal for alphabet... 🙄

Bandwidth is EXPENSIVE. If you are not clicking on the ads and not even watching the ads, every minute you use the site is costing them money. They are just optimizing costs by cutting all "leechers".

YouTube doesn't need "exposure" or to "convince investors of an active user base". They don't need to keep users that cost them money because they have enough users already. They are well into the "monetization" phase.