• LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      Then don’t be shocked when they start putting up walls. It’s shocking to me how many people take this as some kind of right and act indignant and make up every excuse under the sun to justify why YouTube should cater to pirates 🤣

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        Ad blocking is not piracy. That’s like saying that muting ads on broadcast TV is piracy. Get the boot out of your mouth.

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          If you’re breaking the terms of service to access the service for free absolutely. People have a right to distribute their content as they see fit within the confines of the law. You’re stealing that right. You’d all lose your shit if companies just started ignoring GPL and you all certainly would be calling it theft.

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        Oh, go ahead and let them place YouTube behind the paywall. We need some new players in this area.

        I’m the product in the current YouTube business model, why should I care about their profits?

        Also I promise I won’t be whining if YouTube shuts down. I will be celebrating. For now, as they hold monopoly, I will watch them however I wish and help anyone else to do the same.

        • Firefox + uBlock - desktop
        • ReVanced, NewPipe - phone
        • SnartTube - TV
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          10 months ago

          I never said you should care 🤷‍♂️

          I said you shouldn’t be shocked when freeloaders continue to be locked down.