While I basically agree with what you’re saying, I’d also like to point out that the money they get from you watching ads is miniscule. I don’t remember which YouTuber it was, maybe Matthias Wandell, who said that if you donate just one dollar, that’s more than they’re ever going to profit from you watching ads.
Its sad this is being downvoted. Ethically you should pay to use the service either through ads and personal data or subscription and personal data.
I don’t do either because I don’t like Google and don’t care about being Ethical to them. I understand why they would try and stop me and I’ve come to terms with the fact that I will have to give up youtube in the next decade.
Just get youtube premium if you don’t want ads. The people you watch deserve to be paid for their work
While I basically agree with what you’re saying, I’d also like to point out that the money they get from you watching ads is miniscule. I don’t remember which YouTuber it was, maybe Matthias Wandell, who said that if you donate just one dollar, that’s more than they’re ever going to profit from you watching ads.
Its sad this is being downvoted. Ethically you should pay to use the service either through ads and personal data or subscription and personal data.
I don’t do either because I don’t like Google and don’t care about being Ethical to them. I understand why they would try and stop me and I’ve come to terms with the fact that I will have to give up youtube in the next decade.
I don’t get it why is ethical when the options includes “… AND personal data”.
If you sign into YouTube with a Google account you’ve opted into your watch history being linked to your online profile. That’s not unethical.
Or even better, care about your digital privacy and ditch Google and Youtube and use an alternative front end, like invidious, or piped.