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Youtube is allowing Youtubers to advertise their merch even for premium users (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by deleted@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/8012296

I saw today new “merch” section below comments. I’m a premium users for a reason, I want 0 ads.

I just canceled my subscription and moved to yattee / invidious for good.

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[–] echo64@lemmy.world 53 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I feel like calling this an ad is a stretch, I get it ads suck. I hate ads, too. This is just the merch of the channel you clicked on, though. It's fine, I don't have it in me to care about a few images below a part of the user experience I never look at.

[–] deleted@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

As I stated in the other post, I have no problem with merch segments in the video or description.

But the difference is taking screen real estate is not acceptable. And the cherry on top, I didn’t even subscribed to this channel.

If I want to support a creator, I’ll spend time to find them on pateron or find their merch. But shoving that in my face in every video is different.

[–] echo64@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

so you are accepting of the entire screen being a merch plug if it's a video segment, of if it's in the description which either does indeed take up screen real estate, or you are only accepting because you don't look at descriptions. but you aren't accepting of merch in a small section that used to be basically nothing?

i just don't follow your logic, it just sounds like you saw something new and immediately reacted without thinking it through.

if this was an actual ad, people would be with you on this. but it just isn't. it's some merch that the youtuber sells. fuck them for trying to make a living right? they can only make a living if they actively hide any way that they could make a living.

[–] Apollo2323@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I hate ads with my whole heart because it doesn't actually support the creators but come on man merch is directly supporting the creators. Most of them prefer if you support them through that even LTT says they got more support from merch.

[–] Damaskox@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What about an ad inside the video, made and added by the YouTube channel/video maker themself?

[–] Apollo2323@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You mean sponsors?

[–] Damaskox@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Yeah I think so

[–] Companion1666@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

This is just an merch ad from your subscribed channel. I rather see these ads than some random ad pops up every 2-5mins.

[–] auf@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago

That's fine because it's not toxic. Ads randomly show up between videos are tend to be harmful, so that should not be seen.

[–] PeachMan@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

And that's......bad?

[–] Bandicoot_Academic@lemmy.one 7 points 2 years ago

I guess i need to update revanced

[–] Damaskox@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Starts to seem to me that you'd get frustration more than anything else out of whatever you try to do to help or please or go along with rules of a digital/social platform company...

[–] deleted@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No, I genuinely liked features that others hated such as AI summary. Do whatever you want but gimme that disable option.

YouTube has done many good things and I see their platform is a god sent at least for me. But ads is where I draw the line.

I feel they’re planning to reduce creators share of revenue and compensate them with promoting their merch.

[–] Damaskox@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Yeah I wouldn't argue against all the things YouTube has made possible to, benefitted and offered others. I have used YouTube actively too.
There's always good and bad to everything.