When you block ads on YouTube, the ads are deleted. This has the problem of not giving creators money, forcing you to actually spend $10/mo or whatever the average Patreon subscription is. What if there was an option for an ad to play in the background while a black rectangle covers the screen while temporarily muting the browser tab? (Since the ad still plays in the background, the creator still gets money, allowing you to be a freeloader) edit: peertube has no ads

  • Veraxus@kbin.social
    71·
    1 year ago

    I’ll spend $50/month on Patreon/Ko-fi sponsorships long before I ever CONSIDER spending a cent on YouTube Premium or sit through a single ad. I just avoid YouTube for the most part, because the entire experience has become a toxic cesspool of aggressive and predatory advertising (including sponsored plugs). Blech.

    • nottheengineer@feddit.de
      3·
      1 year ago

      If you press “not interested” on every single clickbait video and use ublock origin and sponsorblock, it’s not bad at all. I’m shocked whenever I see the site without being logged in, the entire page is filled with trash and ads and I need to scroll quite a while before finding anything I’d even consider watching.

      But I do agree, paying money for that shit is stupid since there are much better ways to support creators.