• Soup@lemmy.cafe
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    3 months ago

    So again, no one is going to win this. The only recourse is to stop using YouTube.

    That’s it.

    That’s how you win. You don’t play. But constantly whining about their practices while continuing to support their platform with visits is not doing the damage you think it’s doing.

    They will always be steps ahead of you.

    • TJDetweiler@lemmynsfw.com
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      3 months ago

      You didn’t really reply to my comment. You kinda just said the same thing again, but anyway.

      I guess we’ll just agree to disagree. You can use YouTube without viewing ads. There are ways around it.

      My point was, for the average consumer, there are way too many ads being put into everything, and unless you’re savvy enough to navigate around this, the only way this will change is with regulatory intervention, which can actually happen.

    • WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works
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      3 months ago

      to stop using youtube, to stop using your TV sized display that you have bought for a lot of money, stop using your car because it shows ads on the dashboard, public transport for the same reason, and the public roads too because every 10 meters there will be a billboard with even integrated tracking too.

      yeah, defeatism was never a solution

      • Soup@lemmy.cafe
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        3 months ago

        If you don’t like YouTube, don’t watch YouTube. Your examples are fucking ridiculous because I’m not the one crying about any of those rings.