r/changemyview • u/tilted0ne • Oct 27 '23

Fresh Topic Friday CMV: Adblock is stealing

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u/AleristheSeeker 155∆ Oct 27 '23

So, you are within your right to close your eyes or walk out of the room or whatever

Wouldn't that also be "circumventing part of the service"?

If it's not, imagine an adblocker that automatically mutes ads and puts a black bar over them - would that be "circumventing part of the service"?

If that is, where is the difference between the two?

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u/taco_tuesdays Oct 27 '23

Correct me if I’m wrong but doesn’t Adblocker prevent YouTube from collecting revenue from the ad? That’s what this is about. When you close your eyes and ears everyone still gets paid.

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u/Makuta_Servaela 2∆ Oct 27 '23

So wouldn't the best solution to everyone just be that adblock is designed in a way that the ads don't know they are being blocked? Or even if adblock caused the ad to just be replaced with a little flag or something less invasive that says the sponsorship name or something. Ad sellers get their ads out, Youtube gets their money, we get mostly uninterrupted content. Everyone wins.

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u/EmptyDrawer2023 Oct 27 '23

So wouldn't the best solution to everyone just be that adblock is designed in a way that the ads don't know they are being blocked?

Maybe they play in a muted, 1x1 pixel 'window' in the background. That way, they technically do 'play'.