Talos@lemmy.world to TechnologyEnglish · 2 years agoYouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockerswww.bleepingcomputer.comexternal-linkmessage-square135fedilinkarrow-up1236arrow-down12cross-posted to: news@kbin.socialyoutubetechnology@beehaw.org
arrow-up1234arrow-down1external-linkYouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockerswww.bleepingcomputer.comTalos@lemmy.world to TechnologyEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square135fedilinkcross-posted to: news@kbin.socialyoutubetechnology@beehaw.org
minus-squareLibre ExtremistlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·2 years agoThat’s impossible or at least very difficult, right now. Video content is very expensive. LBRY is the only feasible option.
minus-squareRomanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoOr people could just host their own peertube instance with banner ads instead of preroll/mid video ads and maybe add a donation/subscription system.
minus-square🅵🅴🅳🅴🆁🅰🅻🅰🅻🅸🅴🅽🆂🅼🆄🅶🅶🅻🅴🆁@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 years ago add a donation/subscription system. At this point you could just subscribe to YouTube.
minus-squareRomanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoBut YouTube is privately owned and not an open source platform that each creator has full control over
minus-squaredogmuffinslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoNot wanting to pay youtube does not mean not wanting to pay creators.
That’s impossible or at least very difficult, right now. Video content is very expensive. LBRY is the only feasible option.
Or people could just host their own peertube instance with banner ads instead of preroll/mid video ads and maybe add a donation/subscription system.
At this point you could just subscribe to YouTube.
But YouTube is privately owned and not an open source platform that each creator has full control over
Not wanting to pay youtube does not mean not wanting to pay creators.