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minus-squaremasterofn001@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·21 hours agoExactly. If I am forced to see ads, especially intrusive or page filling ones, I will not continue. I watched lots of YouTube in the past. When they started inserting ads into the videos (not channel sponsored stuff), the camel started getting weak. When they started requiring sign-ins or blocking access when using a proxy that was the straw. I don’t use YouTube anymore.
Exactly.
If I am forced to see ads, especially intrusive or page filling ones, I will not continue.
I watched lots of YouTube in the past.
When they started inserting ads into the videos (not channel sponsored stuff), the camel started getting weak.
When they started requiring sign-ins or blocking access when using a proxy that was the straw.
I don’t use YouTube anymore.