• Emerald@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Worse case scenario, we gotta make an extension that detects the ad UI and blanks the screen and mutes the audio until its over

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      6 months ago

      Why not use that screen time to promote alternative to YouTube?. Or even a simple Fuck google screen : " insert why google sucks here".

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        6 months ago

        What if we replaced their ads with our ads? What do you mean that defeats the purpose?

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          6 months ago

          Not if it brings people to a user controlled FLOSS platform (Peertube for example ) and make them ditch Youtube. We need to move the viewers and content to FLOSS alternatives so anything that will bring new users is good. Youtube will be the biggest battle IMO. Plus it would be kind of fun to trash Youtube on their own platform. Let’s settle for an optional functionality.

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            6 months ago

            Let me simplify this for you: If I’m getting an addon to stop seeing ads, I’m not going to choose an addon that replaces them with other ads. I will choose the addon that doesn’t give me ads.

            The only people who would even consider such an addon are not the target audience for the ads because they already support it.

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              6 months ago

              What if I offer you an add-on that would promote healthy life-habits instead of black screen? Would you be interested in that? For example, it’s important to squeeze the sponge after using it, this would be super useful to remind you about it!That’s just an example, there are dozens of small tips like that requires a daily reminder.

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                6 months ago

                What if I offer you an add-on that would promote healthy life-habits instead of black screen? Would you be interested in that?

                No. I want to watch the thing I specifically decided to watch, and not what someone else wants to advertise to me.