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Google blames ad blockers for crashing YouTube view counts (www.techradar.com)
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[โ€“] onlinepersona@programming.dev 4 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Really? I have trouble believing they'd insert ads at the worst moments possible.

[โ€“] entwine@programming.dev 1 points 3 hours ago

They do. The youtube studio thing automatically inserts a shitload of ad breaks by default, but channels have the option to customize it. When you see a video with annoying ad breaks, it's because the creator didn't choose to remove them.