The NewPipe project recently had a few debates on advertising, its ethics and how Team NewPipe decides whether or not a certain form of advertising is acceptable. In this article, we present our position on advertising in general, show the difference between ethical and unethical advertising, and explain why we do not intend to support technologies like SponsorBlock.
    • Democracy
      61·
      3 years ago

      You’re right on point. Don’t watch YouTube. Problem Solved

      • ster
        43·
        3 years ago

        No they didn’t. Not bothering to implement it because you don’t believe it’s important? Fine. Throwing away the work someone else has done for you? Pathetic.

          • ster
            51·
            3 years ago

            Sure, it’s up to them at the end of the day, but I can still explain why I think it’s a terrible decision

              • ster
                11·
                3 years ago

                Because it means there will be a fork, which will divide the development of the app in two and waste developers’ time.

    • fleurc
      41·
      3 years ago

      Not immoral, but just… Not supporting monetarily anyone. No ads on videos, skipping promos, no YT Premium. Simply not helping anyone’s pockets