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YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers
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this post was submitted on 13 Jun 2023
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Right there with you on that one. The biggest problem is video hosting is a pain in the rear, particularly at such a grand scale. Hopefully, video hosting platforms will go niche, thus reducing bandwidth costs for each platform and "YouTube" will be the whole federation.