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minus-squareBradleyUffner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down3·11 months agoUmm, ok. You were not making them any money before, when you were blocking their ads, why would they care if you left?
minus-squareCrowAirbrush@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·11 months agoBecause the big channels will get a significant drop in views which lowers their sponsor pay and willingness to work with them.
minus-squareBraveSirZaphod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·11 months agoI think you’re overestimating how many people care enough about this. Remember when killing password sharing was gonna be the death of Netflix, and then they saw a significant increase in subscriptions and profits?
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Umm, ok. You were not making them any money before, when you were blocking their ads, why would they care if you left?
Because the big channels will get a significant drop in views which lowers their sponsor pay and willingness to work with them.
I think you’re overestimating how many people care enough about this.
Remember when killing password sharing was gonna be the death of Netflix, and then they saw a significant increase in subscriptions and profits?
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