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Youtube's Anti-adblock is illegal in the EU (eupolicy.social)
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[–] ELI70@lemmy.run 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They can reasonably argue that advertising is a requirement of their business model,

Couldn't that claim be countered by pointing out that they already deploy a for pay approach called youtube premium?

[–] JasSmith@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No, because businesses have multiple revenue streams. YouTube has a subscription offering, and a free, advertiser-supported offering. Both are part of their business model.

[–] ELI70@lemmy.run 2 points 1 year ago

alright