cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/8012296

I saw today new “merch” section below comments. I’m a premium users for a reason, I want 0 ads.

I just canceled my subscription and moved to yattee / invidious for good.

  • Apollo2323@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    154·
    10 months ago

    I hate ads with my whole heart because it doesn’t actually support the creators but come on man merch is directly supporting the creators. Most of them prefer if you support them through that even LTT says they got more support from merch.

  • Companion1666@lemmy.worldEnglish
    61·
    10 months ago

    This is just an merch ad from your subscribed channel. I rather see these ads than some random ad pops up every 2-5mins.

    • gmtom@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      9 months ago

      The point is he pays for an “ad free” version, but still gets these ads

  • Damaskox@kbin.social
    4·
    10 months ago

    Starts to seem to me that you’d get frustration more than anything else out of whatever you try to do to help or please or go along with rules of a digital/social platform company…

    • deleted@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      11·
      9 months ago

      No, I genuinely liked features that others hated such as AI summary. Do whatever you want but gimme that disable option.

      YouTube has done many good things and I see their platform is a god sent at least for me. But ads is where I draw the line.

      I feel they’re planning to reduce creators share of revenue and compensate them with promoting their merch.

      • Damaskox@kbin.social
        1·
        9 months ago

        Yeah I wouldn’t argue against all the things YouTube has made possible to, benefitted and offered others. I have used YouTube actively too.
        There’s always good and bad to everything.

  • auf@lemmy.mlEnglish
    53·
    10 months ago

    That’s fine because it’s not toxic. Ads randomly show up between videos are tend to be harmful, so that should not be seen.