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So because they earn money somewhere else they should do something else for free? Why? What does Google owe us?

They only have the monopoly if we give it to them. I find their model fair, I use their service a lot. if they overprice me I’ll find another form of entertainment.

But you are right, people see YouTube as a necessity at this point. I’m trying to remind you, it’s not.

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YouTube is a lot more than just entertainment. Not trying to argue your overall point just pointing that out.

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That’s fair

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So because they earn money somewhere else they should do something else for free?

Obviously not, but there is nothing to stop Google from making Youtube a paid service and drop that charade about adblockers.

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Google’s main source of income is ads across the board, so fighting adblockers is certainly in their best interest

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Fine. But it need to fight by the rules.

It is not up to discussion: Youtube want to serve video to EU user ? They need to follow EU rules. If the rule says that adblocker detection technologies (or attempt) are illegal Youtube has no really a say in it.

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And users blocking all ads as long as Google is illegally tracking their online movement is in their best interest as well.

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