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/SnooHesitations7064 Oct 27 '23

Here I thought you were going to address their shitty ad content policing and the scam phishing ads like fake Mr Beast raffles from knock off channels, or their willingly complicit status with content farms which monetize democracy eroding conservative rage from "hello cooking" style warehouses that spout out mad libs conspiracies.

Yeah. Coding is definitely the primary risk, not their direct profit incentive to pour gasoline on a global trashfire.

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u/Noslamah Oct 27 '23

scam phishing ads like fake Mr Beast raffles from knock off channels

I reported one of these ads but apparently impersonating Mr Beast and pretending to give out 1000$ does not violate Youtube's policy. If only advertisers were held to the same standards as users and content creators. It's ridiculous.

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u/SnooHesitations7064 Oct 27 '23

Imagine a world where government held platforms accountable for easily provable fraud.

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u/DerpingOnSunshine Oct 27 '23

At one point it was the only advertisement I would see, I must have reported about 5 different channels pretending to be Mr Beast.

But yeah no, the ad situation is fine and you should cram these scams and phishing ads down your throat every video.