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So this started coming up today. On every video. I can (so far) click the "x" and remove it to watch (still see 2 ads before the video, and one after 4 minutes - ruins music on YT), but did click the "Report issue" only for the dialogue box not to work.

I found a link to a that said 11% use adblock. Thats not a lot.Maaayyyybe there is a problem with the amount of ads youtube forces down our throats for even short videos. ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ

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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Nono, fuck google but it's still a form of piracy

[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

running an adblocker or script blocker in your browser is a crucial component of safe and secure internet use. until the sites and ad networks fully vet and guarantee the safety and legitimacy of the ads and scripts they serve, fuck them all.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No it's not. If an ad break comes up on tv and to avoid them you go for a pee or get some snacks, no sane person would call that piracy. It's pretty much the same with youtube, I could just leave the room while an ad plays. Adblock just automates the task of not watching the ad.

[โ€“] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

The ad is served which is what counts and you can not ignore it or not ignore it, doesn't matter as long as it is served. adblock makes it so the ad is never served in the first place, circumventing the "payment" for the content, as in "piracy".

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

The German government literally ruled otherwise. You are objectively, legally,, and morally incorrect.