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I don't like being right but don't tell me I didn't warn you this would happen. I'm more surprised that it's taken this long for YouTube to start experimenting with blocking ad block
in reply to Brodie Robertson

don't worry too much, the youtube adblockerblockerblockers are no doubt in development already
in reply to Brodie Robertson

My only concern is, that YouTube might terminate my Google account if I use ad blockers. Is that a possible thing?
in reply to Brodie Robertson

Time to make the rounds again and see if there's anyone left on YouTube I can follow elsewhere.
in reply to Brodie Robertson

UBO will probably block this popup, or another filter will
in reply to 10-volt

@10volt If it's done correctly there will be nothing behind the pop up so if you block it you get a broken page
in reply to Brodie Robertson

Yeah, I switched to Premium a while back because I saw this coming, and a little bit of hope that creators like yourself get just a little more money for my views...
in reply to mabs

@mabs Advertising isn't a perfect system but it's by far the best system anyone has come up with for free content. Crypto mining didn't play out too well
@mabs
in reply to Brodie Robertson

UBlock Origin is FOSS I haven't seen this yet but these blockers will be updated to defeat YouTube especially as the site is so popular.
in reply to Brodie Robertson

There are multiple alternative fronts for YT. It kills the commenting but their original purpose has shifted to algorithm attention anyway.
in reply to Brodie Robertson

I just changed my location to Turkey with a VPN and now I pay £1 a month to have no ads.
in reply to collappsar

@collappsar Youtube premium is so much more valuable than all the ads you will watch over a few months to a channel

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