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		SkiFire13 on Aug 27, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Block YouTube ads on AppleTV by decrypting and str... If the ad is displayed but you don't watch it you're hurting the advertiser, but id the ad is not displayed at all you're hurting the platform.

Dfiesl on Aug 27, 2023 [–]

Serious question here. What's the difference between not responding to the ad in any meaningful way vs blocking the ad entirely? Does youtube know when you've blocked the ad and therefore the content creator earns less ad revenue?

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