They could, but will likely face a mass exodus to (hopefully) a more decentralized system. Not so long ago people had their own websites and hosted their own content on their own PCs or a local "cloud" provider.
> Google can suck it. I won't pay or turn my ad-blocker off
I'm not sure what you want.. You want access to their service, they offer a premium.
You don't want to pay, at the same time you are not will to boycott them for moral reasons, so you instead you attempt to circumvent it by using ad blockers..
> Creators will then go back to the good, old fashioned model of hosting their own websites and videos
LMAO. Nope they won't. They'll go to tiktok or some other platform where you'll surprise pikachu face have to watch ads. Ads powers internet. Someone has to pay server cost at the end of the day- either pay with your dollar or your attention. There's no other option.
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I'm not sure what you want.. You want access to their service, they offer a premium.
You don't want to pay, at the same time you are not will to boycott them for moral reasons, so you instead you attempt to circumvent it by using ad blockers..
akarki15|6 months ago
LMAO. Nope they won't. They'll go to tiktok or some other platform where you'll surprise pikachu face have to watch ads. Ads powers internet. Someone has to pay server cost at the end of the day- either pay with your dollar or your attention. There's no other option.