L4sBot@lemmy.worldMB to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前YouTube isn't happy you're using ad blockers — and it's doing something about itmashable.comexternal-linkmessage-square304fedilinkarrow-up1703arrow-down117file-text
arrow-up1686arrow-down1external-linkYouTube isn't happy you're using ad blockers — and it's doing something about itmashable.comL4sBot@lemmy.worldMB to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前message-square304fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareCethin@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 年前It’s harder to profit from that, so obviously that’s not the direction things went.
minus-squareTotallynotJessica@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 年前To be fair, they aren’t exactly profiting from the current strategy.
minus-squareCethin@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 年前Youtube itself might not be making a profit, but I double Google as a whole isn’t by having YouTube. They keep you in their ecosystem longer, and that’s good for them regardless of if you’re watching ads.
It’s harder to profit from that, so obviously that’s not the direction things went.
To be fair, they aren’t exactly profiting from the current strategy.
Youtube itself might not be making a profit, but I double Google as a whole isn’t by having YouTube. They keep you in their ecosystem longer, and that’s good for them regardless of if you’re watching ads.