Alexander Hanff (@thatprivacyguy@eupolicy.social)
eupolicy.social
Today I filed a formal complaint against #YouTube with the Irish Data Protection Commissioner for their illegal deployment of #adblock detection technologies. Under Article 5(3) of 2002/58/EC YouTube are legally obligated to obtain consent before storing or accessing information already stored on an end user's terminal equipment unless it is strictly necessary for the provisions of the requested service. In 2016 the EU Commission confirmed in writing that adblock detection requires consent.
  • gian English
    4•8 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.worldEnglish
      0•8 months ago

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

      • gian English
        2•8 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.worldEnglish
          1•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 English
            1•8 months ago

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