Forum - View topicYouTube Considers Ad-Free Paid Subscriptions
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mdo7
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That's a nice offer, but I can deal with the ads. When I watched Youtube video on my smart TV (mine is LG), no ads at all.
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Darstorm-Sandude
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I deal with the ads by using adblock 
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Rhys2753
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Shhh. we don't want youtube finding out this secret technology. |
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vgiannell5
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Not everyone who goes to YouTube have Adblock. |
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AsherFischell
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But it's a free thing that anyone can get. The scenario that line of logic presents is, "Well, I want to watch Youtube without commercials, but I have neglected to take the few seconds required to download Adblock. Oh, well, might as well pay for a subscription." |
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fribee1
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And what about the people that don't KNOW about ad block? I volunteer at a library to help people learn their tech or fix problems and unless you're an avid user of the internet, there's a good chance you don't know about adblock, which is good. |
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AsherFischell
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By that logic, someone not being aware of something free means that that they should have to pay a subscription simply for being unaware. The fact remains that everyone who has access to youtube also has access to a search engine. If they have access to a search engine and they're thinking of paying for a subscription, there's a good chance that they'll type "watch youtube without ads" into Google, and BAM! Problem solved. Just because someone isn't aware of a free alternative doesn't mean that they should have to pay extra money. |
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Minami-Asakura
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What ads?
Only for noobs that cannot even install a mere plugin in firefox or chrome to disable all ads ANYWHERE not just youtube. And its FREE. |
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enurtsol
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They're talking about video ads that play before the videos. Adblock ain't gonna help there. |
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XSp
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Adblock aside (there are devices that don't have it), I don't think advertisers will like this move a whole lot.
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Drunk
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Well, there are ways to block users who use AdBlock. I've already seen that on a few websites. But I guess there are also ways to avoid being blocked because of using Adblock. ^^
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Zac
ANN Executive Editor
 Posts: 7912 Location: Anime News Network Technodrome |
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There are people who actually want money to go to the people making the videos they're enjoying so they don't use adblock and let the ads play or pay a subscription where the perk is ad removal.
Participating in the economic ecosystem that produces this material is not always done out of ignorance. |
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Usagi-kun
 Posts: 877 Location: Nashville, TN |
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I actually don't mind the ads. We have grown far too impatient in our modern society.
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Aura Ichadora
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Could be my settings, but I have Adblock and I still see YT ads. That being said, this might be a nice idea, but I have no idea how many people will want to do it.
If they could make more ads that allow you to skip after the first 5 seconds or so, I'd be fine with that honestly. I just get annoyed with the 30-second+ ads that you have to sit through just to watch a 30-second AMV. XP |
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mdo7
Posts: 6729 Location: Katy, Texas, USA |
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I agreed, I don't have any problem with ads, sometime I used the ads for me to get out of my seat and go to the bathroom (although I could press the pause button when I watched the video if I wanted to go to the bathroom). |
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