if they outright forced us to stop day one there’d be outrage, so they instead ease us in. first a popup, then a timed popup, slowly leading to their actual goal but without the risk of an initial outrage. i know this is an extreme comparison but we’re like lambs to a slaughter

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    1 year ago

    At some point YouTube kind of block your account with the message instead of the video.

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      Yeah I don’t see that as a solution, more as a stop gap for the time being just like Vanced and any other tool that stands/stood between Google and more money.