「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」 | (aka: 鳳凰院 凶真 Hououin Kyouma)@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 days agoWhat's stopping youtube from just going full authoritarian and mandate DRM for all their videos in attempt to prevent people from downloading it or block ads?message-squaremessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up165arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up164arrow-down1message-squareWhat's stopping youtube from just going full authoritarian and mandate DRM for all their videos in attempt to prevent people from downloading it or block ads?「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」 | (aka: 鳳凰院 凶真 Hououin Kyouma)@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square42fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareRobotToaster@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up69·2 days agoSame reason Microsoft or Adobe do not stop piracy. They want to create friction that pushes people to pay, but if they fully blocked adblockers then it could create an impetus for a competitor to become popular.
minus-squareShirasho@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down10·2 days agoAnd then you have companies like Google who are going all in on adblocking because that is their entire revenue stream.
minus-squareOnomatopoeia@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·2 days agoOnly enough to make the average user comply. Again, enough friction.
minus-squareLost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 day agoYou realize google owns youtube, right?
Same reason Microsoft or Adobe do not stop piracy. They want to create friction that pushes people to pay, but if they fully blocked adblockers then it could create an impetus for a competitor to become popular.
And then you have companies like Google who are going all in on adblocking because that is their entire revenue stream.
Only enough to make the average user comply.
Again, enough friction.
The original post is about Google
You realize google owns youtube, right?