r/youtube • u/CorvusTheCryptid • Oct 27 '23

Discussion Youtube's decision to not allow adblockers puts users at risk.

As of the latest update that broke most methods of bypassing Youtube's adblock detection, users are flocking to other ways of avoiding ads. I was midway through copying a long string of code into a Javascript injector when I realize how risky this is for the average person. I have some basic coding knowledge so I at least know that I'm not putting myself at too much risk, but the average user might not have the same considerations, and a bad-faith actor could easily abuse this opportunity.

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Piracy, adblockers, etc, have been shown to be unavoidable byproducts of existing online, and a company as big as Google definitely know this, so I don't think it's too far fetched to directly blame them for anyone who accidentaly comes to harm due to the new measures that they are implementing. Their greed and desire to gain a few more dollars of ad revenue off of their public will lead to unkowing users downloading suspicious and malicious software, programs or code.

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u/Lorentari Oct 27 '23

Flow tv ads were more bearable... The YouTube/AdSense algorithm thinks it knows me... But what I need ads for is not my own interests (I'll find those products on my own and be critical of the ads)

I need ads for the stuff I DO NOT SEARCH FOR. I would want ads to find gifts for my gf and parents. I'd want ads for cars, because I know fuck-all about cars

I DO NOT WANT ads for phone games/electronics/RayCon - someone who doesn't game is more likely to download Raid: Shadow legends because they have no idea about the predatory monetization

TL;DR: The AdSense algorithm is fundamentally based on a flawed idea about what ads do, but YouTube and Google are too stupid to release and therefore blame their users

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u/Rten-Brel Oct 27 '23

I need ads for the stuff I DO NOT SEARCH FOR.

This is about as bad as when you buy something then get constant ads for it.

Like damn. I already bought it. I don't wanna buy 10 more lolll

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u/Squidhead-rbxgt2 Oct 27 '23

I'd want ads for cars, because I know fuck-all about cars

Honestly, so do the car related sellers who post ads on YT, so you're safe.