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TechnologyEnglish · 3 years ago

YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers

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YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers

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Talos ( talos@lemmy.world ) to

TechnologyEnglish · 3 years ago

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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Hey, guess what you just convinced my to do? I am going to download Linux Mint and start using it!

I used to care about having the latest packages, having the DE look good, make it my own way, whatever.

I just want to use the hardware I paid for, damn it!

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