To all the people crying about "Why shouldn't YouTube be allowed to make money from ads!"
If I print a newspaper entirely funded through advertising revenue - and you pick up a free copy, do you think it is ok for me to break in to your house to make sure you are looking at the ads?
Because that is what YouTube are doing when they deploy their spyware to detect #adblockers
#privacy is a #fundamentalright - fight for it or lose it.
@thatprivacyguy
I don't quite think that analogy fits...
In Norway we have this magazine, that's always been completely free, but has ads in it (so not like the newspapers that cost a bit _and_ has ads). Isn't ad-blockers more like if someone made an automated process to rip out all the ad-pages in the free magazine?
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@thatprivacyguy
I agree that privacy is a fundamental right. But getting things without paying either money or attention kinda isn't (even though its great ♥️).
Now, I totally think scummy adtech companies "forces" people to protect their privacy by blocking ads - but in principle, that shouldn't be the solution IMO.
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@havn there is no fundamental right of "Companies can force you to watch ads" believe me there have been several lawsuits to try to force this (just ask Eyeo) but they have all failed.
We all have the right not to consume advertising, period. To force otherwise would be a breach of not just privacy but our autonomy and agency.
@thatprivacyguy @havn Right, but you're not being "forced" to watch ads. You're choosing to visit a site that is ad-supported.
I'm opposed to ads as much as (or more than) the next guy, but let's be clear about who has the agency here.
