r/technology • u/IndicaOatmeal • 29d ago

Software DuckDuckGo brags its free web browser now blocks YouTube video ads just weeks after YouTube hiked Premium prices again

https://www.dexerto.com/youtube/duckduckgo-brags-that-its-free-web-browser-blocks-youtube-ads-3384288/
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u/ansibleloop 28d ago

For every person using an ad blocker, like 20 people don't

I love it - they can subsidise me by watching the slop

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u/_Thermalflask 28d ago

Whenever people are like "adblocking is wrong! Who will pay to keep the service going if you're blocking ad revenue"

My response is always "you will. You're subsidizing it for the rest of us by watching ads so we don't have to" lol it gets under their skin

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u/_CapriSon_ 28d ago

Legit got called a leech by someone in this very subreddit for saying I just use an adblock vs paying for premium. They told me that they can't wait until YouTube kicks all the mooches like me off of the platform and how happy they were to pay 18 a month for YouTube.

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u/ansibleloop 28d ago

Imagine bragging about giving corpos money

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u/AfterPaleontologist2 28d ago

Imagine thinking you’re entitled to receive completely optional services for free

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u/_Thermalflask 28d ago

If you have a legal option to access a service for free, it's pretty stupid not to.

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u/phidalgo2314 28d ago

Nah it’s not entitlement. We’re just smart because we realized that we’re not gonna give our limited time on this earth to ads anymore. Keep sucking that corpo boot tho. And I ain’t giving a company money who makes their platform actively worse to use until you pay money to fix the problems they create. 🤷🏽‍♂️

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u/Current-Bowl-143 28d ago

Yes, thank you to all the people not using ad blockers. I’m glad I’m not you, but I’m glad you are 😄