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YouTube is Losing The War Against Adblockers (www.howtogeek.com)

submitted 2 months ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world

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YouTube is intensifying efforts to combat adblockers, including blocking video playback and warning users of potential account suspension.
Increased ads on YouTube have driven many users to adblockers, hurting both YouTube’s ad revenue and content creators reliant on ad-based income.
Despite these measures, many users are leaving YouTube or finding workarounds, leading creators to seek alternative revenue streams off-platform.

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[–] chakan2@lemmy.world 366 points 2 months ago (61 children)

Imagine being on the YouTube ad team...that has to be the most depressing team in tech history. Your whole existence revolves around peddling ads before people can watch the ads they want.

[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 201 points 2 months ago (9 children)

Even better, you work for one of the wealthiest corporations in the world with virtually unlimited resources at your disposal, and you still get your asses handed to you by a handful of people with laptops.

[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 55 points 2 months ago (8 children)

If they didn’t have to support the web, and various legacy platforms, the could lock it all down with drm more easily.

[–] b3an@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

All the eggs in one basket? Computer nerds would never allow that.

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