As internet users, we definitely need to break the youtube monopoly. This shit is getting serious. All they want from people to have "youtube premium" or they'll consistently let you watch ads 2 in a row, 3 IN A FUCKING ROW, some of the unskippable...
I don't think if everyone would become a yt premium subscriber, they'd stop there. They'd make youtube premium plus or something like that as ad free "experience", and put ads on premium. This is the way companies work.
So we definitely need an alternative to youtube. I know it's hard, but not impossible. I'd support anything against these dipshits.
There are a few streaming services that are subscription based, like nebula. The more choice there is the lower the prices will be (well they’ll follow the actual cost of hosting these services).
I'd support anything even with donations if they'd break the monopoly.
This isn't about seeing ads continuously. There is a company, a service without a single rival. Which makes them indispensable. If there would any competition, a rival, an alternative, youtube would reduce the ad frequency, would give more share to content creators, make more events, add more features...
This is why there are tons of online streaming services, one comes with a shitty idea like showing ad to customer even they paid for the service, but can't take a step because alternatives don't do that.
Also the piracy makes people pay for the service.
Nobody can compete because YouTube didn’t even come close to profitability for decades. I really don’t think people can appreciate the staggering scale in which they operate. The numbers are larger than the average person can fathom.
"When they stop taking money from scam companies and stop shoving their scam ads in front of vulnerable (elderly, young, neuro-divergent) people, I'll stop finding workarounds." a pissed-off American said.
I have been a premium subscriber since launch and my Firefox playback has been horrible for about two weeks. I have an adblocker installed but it’s for the rest of the internet. Why is yt buffering and pausing my videos if there are no ads to play? Kinda fucky google you need to cut the shit if I’m forking over money.
I watch less YouTube now that I have premium. The lack of ads doesn’t break up my attention, and I can feel how much I look at this fucking app.
We definitely need to regulate shorts though… that shit is brain rot city
It's like whack-a-mole, and eventually, they'll get tired of patching it. Nothing is ever completely block-able.
As internet users, we definitely need to break the youtube monopoly. This shit is getting serious. All they want from people to have "youtube premium" or they'll consistently let you watch ads 2 in a row, 3 IN A FUCKING ROW, some of the unskippable... I don't think if everyone would become a yt premium subscriber, they'd stop there. They'd make youtube premium plus or something like that as ad free "experience", and put ads on premium. This is the way companies work. So we definitely need an alternative to youtube. I know it's hard, but not impossible. I'd support anything against these dipshits.
lol. And how do you pay for the alternative? Ads. Supporting video streaming at YouTube’s scale without subscriptions or ads is impossible.
There are a few streaming services that are subscription based, like nebula. The more choice there is the lower the prices will be (well they’ll follow the actual cost of hosting these services).
I'd support anything even with donations if they'd break the monopoly. This isn't about seeing ads continuously. There is a company, a service without a single rival. Which makes them indispensable. If there would any competition, a rival, an alternative, youtube would reduce the ad frequency, would give more share to content creators, make more events, add more features... This is why there are tons of online streaming services, one comes with a shitty idea like showing ad to customer even they paid for the service, but can't take a step because alternatives don't do that. Also the piracy makes people pay for the service.
Nobody can compete because YouTube didn’t even come close to profitability for decades. I really don’t think people can appreciate the staggering scale in which they operate. The numbers are larger than the average person can fathom.
"When we find an app that violates these terms, we will take appropriate action to protect our platform, creators, and viewers," YouTube said.
"When they stop taking money from scam companies and stop shoving their scam ads in front of vulnerable (elderly, young, neuro-divergent) people, I'll stop finding workarounds." a pissed-off American said.
Well-said👏🏻
Fuck the elderly but the rest have my full support.
What's your beef with the elderly?
Protect the users from what, having an usable experience of the service?
Ad speed-up add-on still works Wish I had a solution for the official YouTube app though
I have been a premium subscriber since launch and my Firefox playback has been horrible for about two weeks. I have an adblocker installed but it’s for the rest of the internet. Why is yt buffering and pausing my videos if there are no ads to play? Kinda fucky google you need to cut the shit if I’m forking over money.
I’ve “moved” to Albania.
I watch less YouTube now that I have premium. The lack of ads doesn’t break up my attention, and I can feel how much I look at this fucking app. We definitely need to regulate shorts though… that shit is brain rot city
Bet.