kawk Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 (edited) YouTube has begun forcing users to disable ad blockers or try Premium, its paid subscription service. The move has been met with backlash from many users, who argue that it is unfair to force them to watch ads or pay for a service they do not want. Online communities, like on Reddit, have been voicing this concern for quite some time and the platform has also circumvented Ublock origin. It seems to have started some time this month: one says "If you have an ad-blocker on, YouTube will now only give you 3 videos to watch a day, similarly to porn sites where they limit the amount of previews you can watch a day, it's ridiculous" Another one says, “I’m thinking honestly about just dropping YouTube from my daily entertainment.” The video-sharing platform has been aggressively using a variety of methods to detect and circumvent ad blockers. In some cases, the company is even disabling video playback for users who are detected using an ad blocker. The only solution? Well, YouTube recommends paying $11.99/month for Premium to get ad-free viewing, and offline and background playback. But, is it worth it? NO. It’ll be a huge bet if YouTube wins this “war” against ad-blockers because there’s always a loophole to find. Even uBlock’s latest version (v. 1.52.0+) seems to be including a “fix” to workaround this issue. quick workaround is to first download uBlock Origin extension to your browser and just block element. Permanent solution here: YouTube Anti-Adblock and Ads - October 09, 2023 (Weekly Thread) : uBlockOrigin (reddit.com) YouTube is forcing users to disable ad blockers or try Premium - MSPoweruser Edited October 15, 2023 by kawk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katamari Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 lol i saw this but i never disabled and just continued to watch 5 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apolonio Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 YouTube is getting worse and worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheep Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 (edited) Honestly I bought youtube premium this year and I've been super happy with it. I understand people have a lot of subscription fatigue but with how much of my media consumption is YouTube the value makes a lot of sense. The non-ad features(downloading videos to watch on flights, being able to keep videos playing in the background on mobile) are nice too. Edited October 15, 2023 by Sheep 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropez Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Make sure to update your filters on uBlock, that should do it if YouTube shows you that pop up. 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antikythera Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 I have premium for years cause i cant stand ads while watching it on the tv app and this is the way I majorly watch youtube. For me is worth it cause I consume a lot of youtube and u still get the music stream. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Blue_Shirt Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Also the "return youtube dislike" chrome extension isn't working too They're really sucks omg 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAP Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Is it too late to get a VPN? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Lion Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 More reason to move to TikTok 2 1 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geddymonster Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Premium is actually $13.99/month now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBC Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Hopefully vimeo becomes more popular Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorjesspazze9 Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Before you know it, it will be $20 per month just like Netflix and Hulu, ect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Power love Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 8 minutes ago, Gorjesspazze9 said: Before you know it, it will be $20 per month just like Netflix and Hulu, ect. Where is Hulu & Netflix 20$? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosque Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 I mean the whole deal is you either watch ads or you pay. I get that people don’t like ads but I don’t see why anyone should be outraged or offended by this. It’s not free to host this number of videos. But in the end everyone will be quiet and keep using YouTube, just like with Netflix after they stopped account sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike91 Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 I kept getting this the other day but just ignored it. It's stopped now. I ain't paying for YouTube on top of Netflix, Hulu, Spotify, etc, etc. All this **** is going to do is make pirating popular again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamianSolo Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 YouTube's ads are getting pretty ridiculous now, especially when it's multiple ones without being able to skip them. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Lion Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 6 minutes ago, Dephira said: I mean the whole deal is you either watch ads or you pay. I get that people don’t like ads but I don’t see why anyone should be outraged or offended by this. It’s not free to host this number of videos. But in the end everyone will be quiet and keep using YouTube, just like with Netflix after they stopped account sharing. I've done neither. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sombre Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 As someone who knows how expensive hosting the amount of data YouTube does, this is not surprising to me. YouTube isn't just gonna sit pretty and let you watch videos for free while 1) they literally lose money and 2) the creator's AdSense money also decreases. Pay for Premium or watch the ads. I just don't get the backlash, you think YT creators haven't been pushing YT to do this? It's selfish watching a creator's video but refusing to give them their due. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babyboy1 Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Youtube has thousands of employees they need to pay salary. They are not running a charity. So if you dont want premium then just suck it up and watch ads. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATRL Moderator Bloo Posted October 15, 2023 ATRL Moderator Share Posted October 15, 2023 Premium or watching ads is literally how content providers pay rent. The aversion to it is so strange. YouTube is good because so many people spend so much time making content for the platform for a living. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Jinyoung Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 They said no free meals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popmusicisdead Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 i subscribed to premium because Youtube is UNWATCHABLE without it. if you watch a lot of YouTube content like me, it's totally worth it. though i know it's a lot less expensive where i live 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duybeeGAshantiGA Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 It just depends on how much time you consume Youtube. Easy. As someone who doesnt watch Youtube that much, the ads seem ok (of cóurse sometimes a bit too annoying when there are 2-3 consecutive ads that you can't skip any of them ) but I still can tolerate it because I only watch youtube around 30-45mins a day. If you watch a lot of Youtube I feel like paying is fair. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archetype Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 32 minutes ago, Bloo said: Premium or watching ads is literally how content providers pay rent. The aversion to it is so strange. YouTube is good because so many people spend so much time making content for the platform for a living. The problem is how intrusive, jarring, and frequent these ads are that make YouTube borderline unusable at times. I pay for Premium because I hate ads, but my partner refuses to do so and he will sometimes just give up on trying to watch a video because of how many ads he is regularly served. It is beyond ridiculous, that should NEVER be the case for a product owned by a company as large and profitable as Google/Alphabet. 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vixen Eyes Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 i mean, watching ads is how the youtubers/content creators get paid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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