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@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 2 years ago

Google admits it's making YouTube worse for ad block users

www.theregister.com

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Google admits it's making YouTube worse for ad block users

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@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 2 years ago
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Search giant says delays not specific to any browser – just those evading advert breaks. YMMV
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    This is because scammers and criminals often use VPNs. They actually should be doing that.

    • oce 🐆
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      There are many legitimate uses of VPN such as protecting your privacy from private interests and bypassing censorship. That’s collective punishment.

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      You know what else spammers and criminals often do? Breathe. We need to make that more difficult.

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        Straight to slippery slope fallacy. Cute.

    • @[email protected]
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      What’s scammy or criminal about doing a Google search?

      • @[email protected]
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        It’s probably part of their DDOS protection.

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