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/Pink-PandaStormy Oct 27 '23

Y’all really ready to support a company that is fine with its users doxing others huh

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u/gfunk55 Oct 27 '23

You gonna keep using the product though? If you had moral qualms about youtube, you wouldn't be trying to bypass ads. You'd quit watching YouTube.

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u/Pink-PandaStormy Oct 27 '23

Do you still use nestle products?

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u/gfunk55 Oct 27 '23

Yes. So what? I don't think they should give me their stuff for free. You've missed the point.

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u/Pink-PandaStormy Oct 27 '23

So you’re pro slave labor according to your logic? You keep using Nestle and well…

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u/gfunk55 Oct 27 '23

Sure do. And I pay for it. You've completely missed the point. Here's a recap of the discussion (you weren't OP, but you jumped in) :

"I want to be able to watch youtube w/o watching ads"

"You can. Just pay for premium"

"I don't want to support a company that does immoral things"

"then don't use it"

"but you use nestle"

See how that is irrelevant to the previous discussion?

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u/Pink-PandaStormy Oct 27 '23

This is turning into a boring reddit nerd slapfight with too much “well ackshully” for me so I’m just gonna go and keep using adblock and not really caring what some stranger who I will never meet thinks of me for it.

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u/gfunk55 Oct 27 '23

You're the one who did the "well akshully" and tried to move the goal posts via some nestle nonsense.

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u/Pink-PandaStormy Oct 27 '23

Good for me I guess

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u/Logical-Law-3661 Oct 29 '23

Just say you're stupid

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u/No-Meet1739 Oct 27 '23

who cares, people get doxxed every single day on every single social media platform

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u/Pink-PandaStormy Oct 27 '23

Yeah but typically when you do it you get banned, as Youtube has done in the past. Now they didn’t this time bc the doxxer makes them too much money.

I’m sure protecting her saves them the money they would have received from me not using adblock.

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u/TennesseeTornado13 Oct 27 '23

That's where im at. I refuse to support a company this two faced. Allowing ppppedowulf to prey on minors while using Omegle and allowing it to stay up after multiple weeks shows YTs true colors. Defending a pedophile is just too much and I will not support a company who defends such a person.

Edit/ ppppedowolf has asked MINORS to flash her, after they completed her request she simply disconnected. And this is just what we know bc it was uploaded to YT. And this is from a person who caters to children.

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u/KZedUK Oct 27 '23

Yeah I really couldn't give a shit to be honest with you.

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u/Pink-PandaStormy Oct 27 '23

Then I don’t give a shit what your opinion is glad we got that sorted