L4sBot@lemmy.worldMB to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoYouTube isn't happy you're using ad blockers — and it's doing something about itmashable.comexternal-linkmessage-square281fedilinkarrow-up1677arrow-down116file-text
arrow-up1661arrow-down1external-linkYouTube isn't happy you're using ad blockers — and it's doing something about itmashable.comL4sBot@lemmy.worldMB to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square281fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareTotallynotJessica@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 months agoTo be fair, they aren’t exactly profiting from the current strategy.
minus-squareCethin@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 months agoYoutube itself might not be making a profit, but I double Google as a whole isn’t by having YouTube. They keep you in their ecosystem longer, and that’s good for them regardless of if you’re watching ads.
To be fair, they aren’t exactly profiting from the current strategy.
Youtube itself might not be making a profit, but I double Google as a whole isn’t by having YouTube. They keep you in their ecosystem longer, and that’s good for them regardless of if you’re watching ads.