They've already tried this.
We've already sidestepped it.
It's just going to keep on going like this till a viable alternative shows up.
this post was submitted on 15 Jun 2025
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I'm trying very, VERY hard to pound the correct knowledge into my brain to be able to switch my freelance business services away from Google to something like Proton Unlimited.
Leaving the Google ecosystem will literally make me lose work, but man, this shit has gotta stop
The problem is, nothing short of NA and EU governmental intervention will force Google to stop being such a nefarious, monopolistic, antitrust piece of shit. They're just so utterly ubiquitous for Western businesses. You cannot have a small business* and hope to be successful without partaking in either Google or Facebook/Meta's ad services. TikTok was becoming a huge threat to both those companies and look how viciously they were attacked.
The whole thing is beyond fucked, man. Kudos to you for trying to break free for your business, but I feel like you'll just be fucking yourself in the long run.
Edit in advance: I should clarify that there will of course be exceptions where a small business can be successful just fine without advertising, but for those that rely on being discovered on a larger scale versus purely local, it is essential.
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Seems like its already happening.
Yeah, for at least 6 months.
Now you'll actually get a pop-up claiming "click here to find out why" in regards to the slowness.
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Youtube acting like it has anything to offer aside slop and people who think they're philosopher kings because they play video games.
Youtube acting like it has anything to offer
This is weapons-grade copium, there is no other platform with even 1% of the content on YouTube.
there's tons on there, just because you haven't found it doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
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Only thing I'm getring at the moment is waiting up to like 30s until the video starts, I'il take that over an ad that long any day.
and i might just stop using youtube. does youtube think there aren't other options?
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I pay for YouTube premium so that I can leave the app and listen to videos. I still get ads even though I’m paying. I don’t think there’s a single surefire way to avoid them.
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Oh they already do as of this week. But I am sure it‘s only temporary like last time and even then it‘s better than being served an ad. Google won‘t win this feud.
makertube.net, youtube is mask off at this point