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MrCokeacola
10/13/23 4:46:19 PM
#51:


I pay for my internet and I can freely choose what 1's and 0's I may load of my screen. I simply do not want to load ads as they are mind control and I don't support them.

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ChainsawFerret
10/13/23 4:57:38 PM
#52:


Youtube sure gets mad when no one wants spyware with their videos. And I say "Let them gripe." I remember the old days of ads everywhere and spyware and malware being a rule rather than an exception. I have no intent on returning to those days.

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Cobra1010
10/13/23 4:58:39 PM
#53:


PC master race will find a way around it.

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Gobstoppers12
10/13/23 4:59:49 PM
#54:


Blue_Inigo posted...
You might as well get used to ads
Nah, I'll continue to not watch them.

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GeminiDeus
10/13/23 5:05:44 PM
#55:


Yawn_Master2 posted...
Why the hell not. Don't visit their website if you don't agree to their terms.
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/5/3/5/AANeLDAAE7j3.jpg

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Board_hunter567
10/13/23 5:12:14 PM
#56:


I wonder if people new to the Internet might be more accepting of ads. They never had to deal with malware, pop ups, seeing crazy frog's dong, or this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DO6taeNZE5o

I guess they see it the same way I did whenever there were commercials.

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Umbreon
10/13/23 5:46:28 PM
#57:


I legitimately forgot about that.

Yeah holy shit, ads also used to make noise as well. Sometimes if you just briefly hovered over it, sometimes you didn't even have to do anything at all.

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TG_Wolf
10/15/23 12:21:34 AM
#58:


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They don't though.

They give you literal Malware while allowing the site to become unusable. Not to mention most of the "ads" are so inappropriate that forget children; they aren't suitable for even the most dedicated fetishest Adult.

Subscription News sites that have 99% ads for every 1% of article they show have less ads than Youtube does.

You think that ads actually provide even the smallest fraction of the income for any Creator? Youtube is the only one that benefits; any actual support that sustains Creators comes either from direct on site donations or from outside sources like Patreon and merch.

That's not even taking into account the massive Creators who long ago outgrew any need for any ad revenue (despite being the only ones that can actually make a living wage from it alone) who are set for life even if they only upload once a week at most.

This is Youtube throwing a tantrum because they are "suffering".

They don't and never once cared about you, me or any of the Creators.

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Zikten
10/15/23 12:24:26 AM
#59:


My adblock is youtube itself

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/1/5/AABd5gAAE72T.png
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Necronmon
10/15/23 12:35:30 AM
#60:


How many topics like this have we had in the past month or so? Someone keeps wanting to make something a reality.
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TendoDRM
10/15/23 12:37:55 AM
#61:


Zikten posted...
My adblock is youtube itself

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/1/5/AABd5gAAE72T.png

Congrats on paying YouTube their ransom money, I guess.

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StealThisSheen
10/15/23 12:39:47 AM
#62:


Zikten posted...
My adblock is youtube itself

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/1/5/AABd5gAAE72T.png

I don't think this is the brag you think it is. You're paying $14 a month for that.

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Dark_Arbron
10/15/23 12:53:04 AM
#63:


People still shill the support creators! lie? Google doesnt give a single fuck about them. Thats why they give IP holders all the power in disputes, and half the time they dont even have to prove they are the IP holder.

They also make sweeping changes and take ages to actually communicate those changes to the creators. Meanwhile they can inform Nintendo within microseconds if youve used 3 seconds of a freely distributed trailer.

Its the same with music publishers. The creators arent the ones making the money. The parasites in expensive suits are, and have the gall to plead poverty in the meantime. And people actually believe them.

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Questionmarktarius
10/15/23 12:55:11 AM
#64:


Dark_Arbron posted...
Thats why they give IP holders all the power in disputes, and half the time they dont even have to prove they are the IP holder.
If your monetization is piggybacking on someone else's thing, good luck getting money from Google.
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pnut027
10/15/23 12:57:23 AM
#65:


buddhamonster posted...
Just because websites cost money to maintain does not mean they can steal my information, sell it to the highest bidder, infect my computer with malware, and all while blasting obnoxious unmutable
sound effects at me.
Well they offer a paid, ad-free version if you dont like that stuff.

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Necronmon
10/15/23 12:58:54 AM
#66:


People still shill the support creators! lie? Google doesnt give a single f*** about them. Thats why they give IP holders all the power in disputes, and half the time they dont even have to prove they are the IP holder.

They also make sweeping changes and take ages to actually communicate those changes to the creators. Meanwhile they can inform Nintendo within microseconds if youve used 3 seconds of a freely distributed trailer.

Its the same with music publishers. The creators arent the ones making the money. The parasites in expensive suits are, and have the gall to plead poverty in the meantime. And people actually believe them.

A good chunk of American really has been brainwashed to think the rich are all powerful gods...Google is the new Odin and all that...
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Questionmarktarius
10/15/23 1:10:03 AM
#67:


Necronmon posted...
A good chunk of American really has been brainwashed to think the rich are all powerful gods...Google is the new Odin and all that...
Capitalism is essentially just feudalism without the "divine providence" bullshit.
We know this already.
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voldothegr8
10/15/23 1:14:32 AM
#68:


Twitch has been coming for our ad block for years now. I say good luck!

*goes back to watching ad free youtube while sipping drink*

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MrCokeacola
10/15/23 1:56:10 AM
#69:


First they come for our adblock. Next our guns.

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Blue_Inigo
10/15/23 10:21:07 PM
#70:


https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/80594557

Another one. It's over CE.

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harley2280
10/15/23 10:47:19 PM
#71:


Dark_Arbron posted...
The creators arent the ones making the money.
"Content creators" are just as much a parasite as any corporation.

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GrandConjuraton
10/15/23 11:13:58 PM
#72:


Blue_Inigo posted...
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/80594557

Another one. It's over CE.
I'm still fine.

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Rika_Furude
10/15/23 11:15:18 PM
#73:


Am I the only one who hasnt had any issues with YouTube and Adblock at all? Running the same as I have been for years. Microsoft Edge and uBlock origin
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BurmesePenguin
10/15/23 11:15:42 PM
#74:


Blue_Inigo posted...
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/80591828

They got him. You think they can't get you too?
I changed to firefox with privacy badger and so far I'm clean.

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GrandConjuraton
10/15/23 11:17:19 PM
#75:


Rika_Furude posted...
Am I the only one who hasnt had any issues with YouTube and Adblock at all? Running the same as I have been for years. Microsoft Edge and uBlock origin
I'm running uBlock, Ghostery and Privacy Badger on both desktop and mobile Firefox. I haven't had any issues on either.

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voldothegr8
10/15/23 11:52:14 PM
#76:


Rika_Furude posted...
Am I the only one who hasnt had any issues with YouTube and Adblock at all? Running the same as I have been for years. Microsoft Edge and uBlock origin
I got the warning months ago, then uBlock Origin made it go away and it never came back. It is blocking an unusually high amount of things though, in the tens of thousands. Firefox forever.

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GrandConjuraton
10/15/23 11:58:31 PM
#77:


GrandConjuraton posted...
I'm running uBlock, Ghostery and Privacy Badger on both desktop and mobile Firefox. I haven't had any issues on either.
Also, another one I forgot about called Privacy Possum.

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SiO4
10/16/23 12:45:13 AM
#78:


Yes, what do we do about this boys?!

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MrCokeacola
10/16/23 1:30:32 AM
#79:


SiO4 posted...
Yes, what do we do about this boys?!
Touch grass.

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008Zulu
10/16/23 1:43:03 AM
#80:


Google has failed more times than they have succeeded.

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KaZooo
10/16/23 1:44:35 AM
#81:


Rika_Furude posted...
Am I the only one who hasnt had any issues with YouTube and Adblock at all?

I have it coming up like twice a day, and I feel like it's specifically on bigger news/media videos.

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masterbarf
10/16/23 2:14:23 AM
#82:


Blue_Inigo posted...
you get numb to it
No. I don't / can't even tolerate, and also block, channels that ask for likes, comments, subscriptions, etc anywhere other than after the end of videos. No way I'm dealing with full on commercials before a video has even begun. I simply wouldn't watch monetized channels if watching ads was required.

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majin_nemesis
10/16/23 2:29:38 AM
#84:


masterbarf posted...
No. I don't / can't even tolerate, and also block, channels that ask for likes, comments, subscriptions, etc anywhere other than after the end of videos. No way I'm dealing with full on commercials before a video has even begun. I simply wouldn't watch monetized channels if watching ads was required.
imagine blocking channels that are probably good and you liked just because of that
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ChainsawFerret
10/16/23 2:31:03 AM
#85:


[LFAQs-redacted-quote]


And you sound like you're licking boots, Duran, what's to trust? So sorry, but I refuse to pay a penny to Youtube when they created the problem and refuse to fix it. Better and less intrusive ways to get ad rev that don't involve a bunch of malware and phishing bunk.

Maybe they should start at least vetting their ads before and quit using their algorithms to invade our privacy. And their simps need to bugger off.

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projectpat72988
10/16/23 2:36:28 AM
#86:


I only see youtube ads on my phone and they allow blatant scams in their ads. Lost count of how many times I've seen an ad for something being very very cheap. Look at the channel and all the comments are obviously fake with not a single negative or one that doesn't say OMG IT WORKS.

Not to mention those miracle fucking health videos that are just designed to drag on and on and on.

It amazes me whats allowed these days. I never look at Facebook anymore but when I do there is always some nonsense popular video that is designed to do nothing but waste your time. A guy hiding in plain sight next to someone as they fail to "notice" him for 15 minutes. Or they will do some completely random thing while cooking designed to make you wonder wtf did they just do that for? Any second now it will be explained only it never does.

Fuck all ads especially traditional ads.
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Philip027
10/16/23 2:58:34 AM
#87:


Still haven't gotten anything on either Firefox w/ uBlock on PC, and Brave on mobile. I added Privacy Badger for good measure anyway, since it seems like a decent thing to have even outside of all this YT business.

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tripleh213
10/16/23 3:31:55 AM
#88:


No problems on Firefox with Ublock

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masterbarf
10/16/23 3:36:14 AM
#89:


majin_nemesis posted...
imagine blocking channels that are probably good and you liked just because of that
Why would I do that? I find it incredibly obnoxious when a video abruptly changes it's mood and structure to self promote, or worse sell a product. I literally dislike those videos and channels. I enjoy YouTube much, much, much more without "but firsts" coming out of nowhere.

In my experience, the best channels maintain the integrity of their product. At most there will be a quick mention of a sponsor before a video and they have the decency to wait until the end of the video to go into further detail.
The best channels for a given subject are always the ones that put out a product they believe in and not ones that mimic other channels and compromise their content.


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Umbreon
10/16/23 3:49:30 AM
#90:


Sadly, the "algorithm" rewards that sort of annoying behavior. Apparently begging for likes/subs (Which may include complaints about how 95% of viewers aren't subscribed) results in more growth than simply going "Hey, could you Like this video and consider subscribing if you want more?" at the very end of it.

(Still less annoying than the thumbnail crap)

That said, I'm much more understanding when it's someone talking about a sponsor. That's money going to the actual person making the video, as opposed to some multi billion dollar company bitching at me. Plus you can usually see where the ad ends because of the "most replayed" feature tends to be right where it ends.

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Zwijn
10/16/23 3:50:59 AM
#91:


Yawn_Master2 posted...
How about, stop being a bunch of free loaders?
But I paid for that adblocker

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LeoRavus
10/16/23 4:01:53 AM
#92:


I pretty much only use youtube for tutorial videos as it is. There are also other sites with videos.

We all survived 18 years ago when there was no youtube. Fuck 'em.

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SiO4
10/16/23 4:11:50 AM
#93:


MrCokeacola posted...

Touch grass.


I do that all the time.
I transplanted flowers hours ago.
And added the last of my summer tomatoes to my dinner.

None of that effects the business model of YouTube, which is doing just fine.

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majin_nemesis
10/16/23 4:49:23 AM
#94:


masterbarf posted...
Why would I do that? I find it incredibly obnoxious when a video abruptly changes it's mood and structure to self promote, or worse sell a product. I literally dislike those videos and channels. I enjoy YouTube much, much, much more without "but firsts" coming out of nowhere.

In my experience, the best channels maintain the integrity of their product. At most there will be a quick mention of a sponsor before a video and they have the decency to wait until the end of the video to go into further detail.
The best channels for a given subject are always the ones that put out a product they believe in and not ones that mimic other channels and compromise their content.
yeah because a 5 second interruption is really ruining everything lol and it doesn't say anything about the quality of the channel, just need to gain some patience and need to stop being mad at everything
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MI4_REAL
10/16/23 4:51:58 AM
#95:


Create the problem, sell the solution.

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Blue_Inigo
10/16/23 7:32:08 AM
#96:


https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/80594831

Another CEman, defeated. Adblock is buckling under pressure

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Umbreon
10/16/23 8:35:05 AM
#97:


Not sure why you're so excited over this.

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Riev
10/16/23 8:41:21 AM
#98:


xlr_big-coop posted...
The day there's no way around it is the day I abandon YouTube for good.

there will always be a way around it
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Riev
10/16/23 8:46:55 AM
#99:


Blue_Inigo posted...
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/80594831

Another CEman, defeated. Adblock is buckling under pressure

this is some low tier trolling

i've seen the popup but i can just close it out and my adblock still works just fine many videos later
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Blue_Inigo
10/16/23 8:48:23 AM
#100:


Riev posted...
this is some low tier trolling

i've seen the popup but i can just close it out and my adblock still works just fine many videos later
For now

Only for now

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