• @Demuniac@lemmy.world
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    -38 months ago

    So because they earn money somewhere else they should do something else for free? Why? What does Google owe us?

    They only have the monopoly if we give it to them. I find their model fair, I use their service a lot. if they overprice me I’ll find another form of entertainment.

    But you are right, people see YouTube as a necessity at this point. I’m trying to remind you, it’s not.

    • gian
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      48 months ago

      So because they earn money somewhere else they should do something else for free?

      Obviously not, but there is nothing to stop Google from making Youtube a paid service and drop that charade about adblockers.

      • @Demuniac@lemmy.world
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        08 months ago

        Google’s main source of income is ads across the board, so fighting adblockers is certainly in their best interest

        • gian
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          28 months ago

          Fine. But it need to fight by the rules.

          It is not up to discussion: Youtube want to serve video to EU user ? They need to follow EU rules. If the rule says that adblocker detection technologies (or attempt) are illegal Youtube has no really a say in it.

          • @Demuniac@lemmy.world
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            8 months ago

            Hell yeah they should, I’m not disputing that, but there’s so many here pretending like it’s somehow unethical for Google to fight against ad blockers, and I am arguing that.

            • gian
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              18 months ago

              It it not unethical what they are doing but how they are doing it. Not to mention against the law.