YouTube disallowing adblockers, Reddit charging for API usage, Twitter blocking non-registered users. These events happen almost at the same time. Is this one of the effects of the tech bubble burst?

    • Meldroc@lemmy.world
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      2 years ago

      Ok, ad blockers may have to move to downloading and bit-bucketing ads to make it appear to Youtube’s servers that we have watched them. Worst case we may have to live with 30s pauses in videos.

    • AlbyEvent@lemmy.world
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      2 years ago

      The biggest problem is that average people are used to the tech big companies provide, and lazy so that they won’t move to overall better alternatives. This means the companies don’t care about consequences of their actions, because there is NONE. Looking at it from the company’s perspective, why not make more money from people that won’t leave the site anyways?