ijeff@lemdro.id to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 8 months agoYouTube's plan backfires, people are installing better ad blockerswww.androidauthority.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.worldandroid@lemdro.id
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkYouTube's plan backfires, people are installing better ad blockerswww.androidauthority.comijeff@lemdro.id to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square7fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.worldandroid@lemdro.id
minus-square.:\dGh/:.@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoThis could backfire into something Google don’t want: everyone using adblockers. Imagine everyone installing adblockers just to skip YouTube’s obnoxious ad rolls, just to also block most Internet ads. Suddenly, having an adblocker becomes mainstream like wearing socks.
This could backfire into something Google don’t want: everyone using adblockers.
Imagine everyone installing adblockers just to skip YouTube’s obnoxious ad rolls, just to also block most Internet ads.
Suddenly, having an adblocker becomes mainstream like wearing socks.