withersailor@aussie.zone to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years agoYouTube could be testing a three-strikes policy for ad blockingwww.androidauthority.comexternal-linkmessage-square86fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10cross-posted to: tech@lemmy.fmhy.ml
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkYouTube could be testing a three-strikes policy for ad blockingwww.androidauthority.comwithersailor@aussie.zone to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square86fedilinkcross-posted to: tech@lemmy.fmhy.ml
minus-squareTetra@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoGuess I’m getting banned then, I will never disable my adblockers, the internet (and Youtube especially) is goddamn unusable without them.
minus-squarelemmyvore@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoI don’t quite understand how they’re gonna “ban” you if you’re not logged in. Which you can accomplish with an incognito tab. What are they gonna do, block the IP?
minus-squarerwhitisissle@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years ago What are they gonna do, block the IP? This is exactly what they will do, yes.
minus-squarenevemsenki@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoWith carrier grade NATs, they’d block a bunch of people, even subscribers…
minus-squaresimple@lemmy.mywire.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoThis is where VPNs come into play. You can ban me all you want, I’ll just come back with a different IP. I’d much rather sink money into a bunch of VPN providers than disable my adblocker or worse, pay YouTube.
Guess I’m getting banned then, I will never disable my adblockers, the internet (and Youtube especially) is goddamn unusable without them.
I don’t quite understand how they’re gonna “ban” you if you’re not logged in. Which you can accomplish with an incognito tab. What are they gonna do, block the IP?
This is exactly what they will do, yes.
With carrier grade NATs, they’d block a bunch of people, even subscribers…
This is where VPNs come into play. You can ban me all you want, I’ll just come back with a different IP.
I’d much rather sink money into a bunch of VPN providers than disable my adblocker or worse, pay YouTube.