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YouTube warns it might make your viewing experience worse if you don't turn off your ad-blocker
(www.businessinsider.com)
this post was submitted on 22 Nov 2023
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For someone who doesn't care and has no viable responses to the questions here, you sure do have a lot to say.
Alternatively, they'll take steps towards a more viable business model, and you'll also find other things to do with your time.
You can zap all ads forever with a few minutes and a credit card, if you're willing.
We have no idea if YouTube operates at a loss or is profitable. Google won't say. Revenue really tells you very little when you look at what it takes to run something like YouTube. It's a huge reason why an open competitor is so hard to make work.