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DeadNinja@lemmy.world to Privacy Guides@lemmy.oneEnglish · 2 years ago

YouTube tests disabling videos for people using ad blockers

www.theverge.com

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YouTube tests disabling videos for people using ad blockers

www.theverge.com

DeadNinja@lemmy.world to Privacy Guides@lemmy.oneEnglish · 2 years ago
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Turn off the ad blocker or you’ll be cut off after three videos.
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    Google can be counted on to make everything worse at all opportunities.

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      Corporations in general. Reddit with their API prices, Adobe with their montly subscription for rotating pages in the Adobe Reader, Netflix with their lockdown on account sharing… Capitalism yay!

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        Everyone’s out for their pound of flesh and man, does it hurt. 🥴

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      Well, at least we can count on them to cancel this initiative in short order.

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      don’t be evil

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        They got rid of that motto years ago, and it’s been quite a ride ever since.

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          They didn’t, it’s still at the very end of their code of conduct.

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            Really? I just remembering that it was a big deal with they dropped it. Maybe it’s still there but no longer the motto?

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