• tb_@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 months ago

      I really don’t get the hate he got for that take.

      Circumventing the method of payment could be argued as being a form of piracy. From that point of view, adblock is piracy.

      Like them or not, YouTube is not a charity and requires the serving of ads to continue funding the service. You could argue about how they go about it, but it’s a fact they need some sort of income to continue to exist.
      Same goes for YouTubers. They get a percentage of that ad revenue. And they also need some form of income.

      But just because he said so doesn’t mean he doesn’t understand why adblock is used. He didn’t say “don’t use adblock.” He’s shown how to use adblock before and since. He’s also mentioned that buying something from their webshop gives them a lot more money than turning off adblock.

      Saying “watching movies for free is pirating” isn’t the same as saying “you shouldn’t pirate movies”.
      Using adblock isn’t engaging with YouTube on YouTube’s terms.

      • A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 months ago

        Adblocking isnt piracy, from any point of view.

        Its protection. Protection from sudden loud noises and visual diarrhea. Protection from malware and viruses from random website ads, and protection from Right Wing Extremist Propaganda like PragerU videos detailing how the black man should be grateful for the history of slavery and oppression (which has had a documented, factual effect on driving people into right wing extremist behavior, and the violent rhetoric and actions that inevitably follow)

        As long as all of that exists, Adblocking will never be piracy. Adblocking is, and will be, mandatory protection.

        And if Linus, or anyone else, wants to clutch pearls and cry about adblocking… They can take their complaints to Google/Facebook/Other Ad services, because their lack of moderation and inability to policing content on their services are directly responsible for creating the necessity for adblocking.