ijeff@lemdro.id to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agoYouTube's plan backfires, people are installing better ad blockerswww.androidauthority.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldandroid@lemdro.id
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minus-square.:\dGh/:.@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoThis could backfire into something Google don’t want: everyone using adblockers. Imagine everyone installing adblockers just to skip YouTube’s obnoxious ad rolls, just to also block most Internet ads. Suddenly, having an adblocker becomes mainstream like wearing socks.
minus-squareISOmorph@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoI was curious and latest statistics show 43% of users between 16 and 24 use ad blockers. We’re already at bra level of mainstreamyness.
This could backfire into something Google don’t want: everyone using adblockers.
Imagine everyone installing adblockers just to skip YouTube’s obnoxious ad rolls, just to also block most Internet ads.
Suddenly, having an adblocker becomes mainstream like wearing socks.
I was curious and latest statistics show 43% of users between 16 and 24 use ad blockers. We’re already at bra level of mainstreamyness.