twistedtree
Guru
I know others watch a variety of YouTube channels, and not just boating channels. I also know I'm not alone using an AdBlocker in my browser.
Others have probably noticed that YouTube is now limiting/blocking access if you are using an Ad-Blocker. For me this means I no longer watch any of those channels, which is too bad. I enjoyed them, and admire people who create useful and entertaining videos and like to support them where and how I can. But I can't stand the assault of ads when I turn off my Ad-Blocker. I'm sure this is annoying to TF's owners as well, but that's how it is. I happily pay subscriptions for a variety of what I consider quality content, but the whole eyeballs & ads business model just doesn't work for me.
I'd be interested to hear how others are reacting to this. Am I alone (or a minority) in being unwilling to sit through ads? Have you turned off your Ad-blocker for YouTube? Stopped watching channels? It's probably much too soon to tell, but are channels losing viewers? Lots of channels have pursued other revenue streams outside of YouTube like Patreon and sponsored blurbs. It will be interesting to see how this evolves.
For all the people out there with channels that I subscribe to, I will miss you, and hope to see you again somewhere, sometime...
Others have probably noticed that YouTube is now limiting/blocking access if you are using an Ad-Blocker. For me this means I no longer watch any of those channels, which is too bad. I enjoyed them, and admire people who create useful and entertaining videos and like to support them where and how I can. But I can't stand the assault of ads when I turn off my Ad-Blocker. I'm sure this is annoying to TF's owners as well, but that's how it is. I happily pay subscriptions for a variety of what I consider quality content, but the whole eyeballs & ads business model just doesn't work for me.
I'd be interested to hear how others are reacting to this. Am I alone (or a minority) in being unwilling to sit through ads? Have you turned off your Ad-blocker for YouTube? Stopped watching channels? It's probably much too soon to tell, but are channels losing viewers? Lots of channels have pursued other revenue streams outside of YouTube like Patreon and sponsored blurbs. It will be interesting to see how this evolves.
For all the people out there with channels that I subscribe to, I will miss you, and hope to see you again somewhere, sometime...
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