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YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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YouTube is running an experiment asking some users to disable their ad blockers or pay for a premium subscription, or they will not be allowed to watch videos.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Like there are some adds where, it's like, "oh that looks slick."

I've never seen such an add on Youtube. usually it's scams. like 'Hey buy my magic pill and get ripped'. Or the generic car ads.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Car ads are also scams.

Howcome nobody in a car commercial is never in any traffic?

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