YouTube's ban leads to a record number of users uninstalling their ad-blockers

https://www.zdnet.com/article/youtubes-ban-leads-to-a-record-number-of-users-uninstalling-their-ad-blockers/

There is a discussion on Hacker News, but feel free to comment here as well.

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4 Comments

Seigest@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Why? Just delete your cookies and the counter resets. And even if you didn't want to do that why not just exempt the site?

witheyeandclaw@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y

The article says there are huge numbers of installs and uninstalls because of people trying different blockers. It’s a really misleading headline.

FrostyTrichs@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y

Because the bulk of YouTube users are borderline tech illiterate.

NeutralFlame@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

Most people don’t really understand the tech and just act on impulse. I think some of these users after seeing how atrocious and invasive ads have become will reinstall the blockers