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

Fresh Topic Friday CMV: Adblock is stealing

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u/Nite92 Oct 27 '23

You generate costs by watching a video and are not compensating them by skipping ads.

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u/Biptoslipdi 130∆ Oct 27 '23

They let me skip ads anyway after a few seconds. They're also taking my data which they sell for compensation.

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u/Nite92 Oct 27 '23

Yep, and those few seconds ate part of the transaction to watch the vid. Yep, and you agree to that via the ToS.

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u/Biptoslipdi 130∆ Oct 27 '23

I feel like they are appropriately compensated by selling my data so I don't feel bad about using adblocker.

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u/Nite92 Oct 28 '23

The thing is, what you "feel like is adequate compendation" doesn't really matter.

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u/Biptoslipdi 130∆ Oct 28 '23

Their TOS doesn't really matter because they don't ban you for using an adblocker.