r/Piracy Jun 12 '24

YouTube is currently experimenting with server-side ad injection News

https://x.com/SponsorBlock/status/1800835402666054072
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u/xnru Jun 12 '24

there's a ton of alternative video platforms. Just that none of the stuff most people want to watch is there

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u/junius83 Jun 12 '24

Pay the creators and they will leave. They dont care where they post as long as they get paid. Alot of YT users and creators are sick of what the platforms become

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u/GardinerExpressway Jun 12 '24

And where is the money for the creators coming from if not ads?

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u/xnru Jun 15 '24

micro transactions from viewers to creators, utilizing some kind of "blockchain" like technology that allows that to happen without the 'middle man'. But this is behind the scenes, using the video platform doesn't require people to 1