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Youtube's Anti-adblock is illegal in the EU (eupolicy.social)
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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Ok, I'll bite. Let's assume Youtube follows your advice, and stops showing ads on YouTube. Data collection is the only source of revenue. How does YouTube make money on that data? Be specific please. Who is buying the data, and what is the buyer going to do the data besides show you a targeted ad?