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YouTube test threatens to block viewers if they continue using ad blockers
Engadget ^
| 6/30/2023
| Mariella Moon
Posted on 10/15/2023 1:11:41 PM PDT by ducttape45
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To: RFEngineer
This is interesting.. will check it out..
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posted on
10/16/2023 1:31:58 AM PDT
by
Bikkuri
(I am proud to be a PureBlood.)
To: ducttape45
BTW, forgot to mention, it is 100% free.
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posted on
10/16/2023 1:34:03 AM PDT
by
Bikkuri
(I am proud to be a PureBlood.)
To: ducttape45
"I agree that reading has been taken for granted these days, but as you mentioned, humans, especially men, are visual and can process things better when illustrated."
I disagree, at least for me..
I HATE looking for information online, and then 60% of the info is from YT vids.. I skip past all of that until I can find something to read. (I suspect they either don't have the patience to read... OR, they can't read/comprehend ..?! /s)
I noticed this trend within the last 5, or so, years.. The younger generation 'needs' this, I guess... 🙄
We are witnessing an educational and societal breakdown.
(BTW, I still love reading BOOKS, even as our libraries are burning them.)
103
posted on
10/16/2023 1:40:50 AM PDT
by
Bikkuri
(I am proud to be a PureBlood.)
To: ducttape45
"Thanks my friend!"
You're welcome.. anytime :)
104
posted on
10/16/2023 1:44:35 AM PDT
by
Bikkuri
(I am proud to be a PureBlood.)
To: OL Hickory
MOST people wouldn’t understand WHAT Zorin is..
I believed it is another OS based on UNIX/Linux..
Most FReepers would not bother to change their OS for a simple solution... But I do understand you giving your 2 cents. I also use Linux/Unix/Winblows...
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posted on
10/16/2023 3:57:30 AM PDT
by
Bikkuri
(I am proud to be a PureBlood.)
To: crusty old prospector
"I ain’t listening to Taylor Swift"
Who?
106
posted on
10/16/2023 4:05:17 AM PDT
by
Bikkuri
(I am proud to be a PureBlood.)
To: Bikkuri
Trying FreeTube now. Thanks for the recommendation.
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posted on
10/16/2023 4:38:01 AM PDT
by
RandallFlagg
(Democrats should have been barred from elections since The Battle Of Athens.)
To: RandallFlagg
Just do NOT go to the URL Freetube.. may be porn stuff... get the app from the link I posted.
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posted on
10/16/2023 4:43:30 AM PDT
by
Bikkuri
(I am proud to be a PureBlood.)
To: Bikkuri
You know, the football player’s girlfriend.
To: Bikkuri
110
posted on
10/16/2023 5:51:46 AM PDT
by
RandallFlagg
(Democrats should have been barred from elections since The Battle Of Athens.)
To: ducttape45
I’m still having no problems with Brave. Will try if I get any messages.
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posted on
10/16/2023 10:48:29 AM PDT
by
ArcadeQuarters
(You can't remvove RINOs by voting for them!)
To: ArcadeQuarters
Same here. I got the codes installed in both Brave and uBlock, and I’m still getting the popup from Youtube.
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posted on
10/16/2023 11:23:42 AM PDT
by
ducttape45
(Proverbs 14:34, "Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.")
To: ducttape45
If you do that to me, it’s “bye YT”!
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posted on
10/16/2023 12:13:19 PM PDT
by
Qiviut
(To the living, we owe respect. To the dead, we owe the truth (Voltaire) $hot $hills: Sod Off)
To: ducttape45
I had to create a new account and port all my settings to that one. YT was keyed in on my primary account so let’s see how this goes.
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posted on
10/16/2023 12:31:28 PM PDT
by
ducttape45
(Proverbs 14:34, "Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.")
To: joma89
I use Rumble or other video sharing platforms when it’s available, but for many non-political content creators they’re only on YouTube. I only started using ad blocker on YouTube when they got overly obnoxious with popup ads.
Like ads at the beginning, middle and end of a 10 minute video. Playing ads in the middle of a song. All YouTube needs to do is be reasonable with their ad placement, but that’s apparently too much to ask of them.
To: Stravinsky
“Ad blockers are theft.”
I have no virtue—I guess I can add “thief and proud of it” to my resume of dishonor.
;-)
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posted on
10/16/2023 12:37:14 PM PDT
by
cgbg
("Creative minds have always been known to survive any kind of bad training." Anna Freud.)
To: ducttape45
I've read where YT is targeting people who "have accounts," so if you simply log off then the warnings disappearI get the message, even though I'm not logged into my YT account. I don't even use an Ad Blocker.
To: Tired of Taxes
If that’s the case, then YT has gone too far in trying to force folks to watch their ads. They’re evidently using other means to track people using ad blockers.
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posted on
10/17/2023 5:34:17 AM PDT
by
ducttape45
(Proverbs 14:34, "Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.")
To: ducttape45
To: Tired of Taxes
I still can’t get that huge banner to disappear, so I created a new YT account and I’m porting all the playlists over to the new account. Until YT stops this foolishness, I’ll have to keep creating new accounts. I see no other way around it.
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posted on
10/17/2023 11:18:19 PM PDT
by
ducttape45
(Proverbs 14:34, "Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.")
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