YouTube is too big. I’ve been trying to use Rumble when I can. It has a lot of right wingers that were banned from YT, which sucks, but I hope to see any alternatives to YT thrive and grow.
As you’re already on the Fediverse, you might like to check out PeerTube.
Drink verification can
Sadly it will, and I’ll ahve to stop using it since I mostly use it to listen to stuff while I’m at work
this is why we have to invest in things like pipeline now
What is Pipeline?
It’s NewPipe.
How many people would be unable to use youtube because they have a broken camera or dont want youtube to access their camera
People with broken cameras have no money and their data isn’t worth selling.
To the tech ghetto you go.
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it would just completely fail to recognize certain facial features, and there’d be jack shit people could do about it.
Finally, all those years of under investing in the ability to detect darker skin tone pays off
They can always buy Premium for 299.95 per month.
Aww hell nahh
Here’s how this is going to happen:
- Someone rolls out this technology, everyone of course, fucking hates it, especially since a lot of people have Youtube videos on for background noise.
- Someone else uses this tech for shock value, perhaps a company putting something horrific that people can’t look away from as a misguided way to get the ad in people’s heads.
- These incidents lead to either the US, EU or China getting up in arms and banning the tech.
Good plan, I wonder how expensive it is to insert an horrible ad, that doesn’t advertise anything, just be the most horrible thing you can watch like war suicides, gore and the grossest porn. I suspect google never imagined their advertising content as an hostile vector. Probably has not even content ID running on it.
These incidents lead to either the US, EU or China getting up in arms and banning the tech.
You were doing good then you completely lost any sense of realism.
While we are on the subject of using yourube for background noise… why the fuck are they serving me ads for mobile games with an obnoxious narrative? If you know I am just listening, why not just serve a normal radio type ad. I am never going to download a mobile game while using YouTube for music.
- Won’t happen.
These incidents lead to either the US, EU or China
Excited to read the “China won’t let you look at this picture of a puppy because their country lacks freedom” Op-Eds when the technology is released.
This will be the death of YouTube for me. I pay for YouTube premium so this day may never come for me.
You never know, they might produce a YouTube Premium Plus plan or something.
Again it would be dead to me if it happened. I wouldn’t pay more for what I get now.
Empty words, you would pay them whatever they demand of you, and you know it.
What about 1 BILLION DOLLARS ?
Nah, I have my limits. I have a movie server and most of my favorite shows, I’m gonna be fine.
You never know, streaming happened like that
And that’s why I don’t pay for steaming services, I buy DVDs and put them on my server. Don’t ask me what happens when I can’t buy a DVD/blueray.
I pay for YouTube premium
Not as bad as paying for Twitter, but close.
The biggest reason I pay for it is supposedly creators I watch get paid significantly more than someone who sits through ads without skipping. I also don’t really watch regular TV.
supposedly creators I watch get paid
I mean, that’s why I’m on Patreon. But fuck YouTube.
Yeah, I know it’s not an excuse but I’m lazy and this guarantees even the individuals I watch irregularly gets their share. I’ve heard it even pays out if it’s demonetized (don’t take my word on that one though.)
I know it’s not an excuse
Your heart is in the right place. YouTube’s just isn’t.
There’s dozens of us. Dozens!
That didn’t keep Amazon from adding ads to the paid version of Prime and making a higher paid tier. How much easier is it for Google to implement the same?
And when that happened I stoped watching prime and just put on my eye patch & tricorn 🏴☠️…
Though I’m still paying for the content I just watch it differently than intended 🤷♂️
Seeks like a bunch of us chose to do the same. These companies actually believe there is no end to what they think they’re entitled .
How much easier is it for Google to implement the same?
The correct question is actually “when will Google implement the same?” Because this is a “when will it happen” question, not a “will it happen” question.
I’m just gonna watch YouTube on a computer without a webcam. Now this will prevent them from doing shit like this.
"We didn’t detect a Webcam on your device. You can only watch videos on devices with a Webcam. Do you want Premium*? Click here for only 29,99 per month.
*With Premium you also only can watch videos on devices with a Webcam"
This is only 2025, a year later they also want a list of the people you love the most so they can kidnap one to demand you buy Premium, which will mean they will get you premium looking ads instead of shitty looking ads.
Someone will find a way to take a looped video of them watching their computer intently and feed it through their webcam. The ad battle will never end.
alternatively: Please wait 2 days for the new GoogleCamPro we have shipped to arrive. Please note that without a Google Premium subscription your webcam feed will have ads in it
Premium lets you watch ads with up to 4 blinks per ad without pause or a total of .4 seconds of looking away from the ad without pause.
“Looks like you’re masturbating. Get a bonus month of premium if you climax during an ad.”
Your bonus month of premium for climaxing during an ad is almost over! Continue premium or we will show the video of you to everyone you know.
I need the dude in the video to talk with me if I want a webcam.
Oh, let me guess, I also have to have a microphone as well so that I can’t be allowed to express discontent over an ad?
Yes, you need a microphone, and allow them access to your bank account. If you didn’t smile, vocally approve AND purchased the ad content you will be punished by 12 tripple ads instead of 4 double. Saying anything bad about Google or YouTube and you will get an automatic double priced Premium subscription for 6 months. This effect stacks. It will also not give you less ads. Refusing to watch any video on YouTube anymore will cost you your first born child.
What if I still don’t have a child?
Kid or kidney, your choice
I’d rather keep my kidney.
Hahaha watching an Otomatone cover of Take On Me. Worth watching the ads!
Why track you when they can make you be unable to look away?
RESUME VIEWING RESUME VIEWING RESUME VIEWING
Please drink a confirmation sip.
vr goggles have entered the chat
for those that don’t know, in vr most apps to avoid motion sickness keeps player in it’s own “space”. Users can look away from virtual screen displaying content or text, just by turning their heads around. But, for example in games, when content is important (ex. story dialogue subtitles) the content is programmed to try to move in front of player’s view at all times, even if it’s obstructing rest of the virtual world
This is what I thought too and it makes me anxious.
The image won’t load, but based on the replies, I think it’s a weeping angel, and now I don’t want the image to load.
Its a part of first episode of black mirror s1
Definitely black mirror, but pretty sure it is not episode one.
Yeah the first episode was the pig one, this is one of the first few though
It’s episode 2. “Fifteen Million Merits.”
Yeah. Just warning for those that didn’t watch it, starting off on the pig one thinking you’re gonna see the advertisement one could be a rude switch.
laughs in newpipe
They won’t do this. They can’t even force you to watch every ad. Reloading the video after the first ad plays will skip the rest of the ads.
See, I have no doubt they would if they could, but i doubt such things are actually feasible.
Like right now I just refresh the page to skip ads on my phone.
I remember playing with a similar feature on my Galaxy S3 back in the day. Eye scrolling. The phone would scroll for you when it sensed you looking at the bottom of the screen. That was the S3. It was not perfect but very usable. My hands always felt faster so I never kept it on but it was a fun thing to play with. I’m sure the only thing stopping them is the fear of backlash. We’ll get there in time I’m sure :/
The tech exist but enforcing that people use it is another matter. They cannot even properly paywall Picture in Picture and background play on IOS.
Camera eye-trackers exist
Them existing and Google being able to enforce people turn them on, and consistently blocking everyone who doesn’t, is a whole other problem that is a lot more complex.
This is why it’s dangerous that YouTube’s company als makes Android.
Hell, phones have them built in. Your iPhone literally knows not to dim the screen if it can see that your eyes are looking at it.
This isn’t exposed to the apps, however. Yet…
This is the primary reason I switched to iPhone. At least Apple’s business model is rooted in selling me overpriced gadgets rather than selling me.
I think some vr headsets have them so it’s not like you need a huge package either cus it’s 95% screen
It’s entirely feasible.
Amazon had full head tracking, including gaze, in the Fire Phone a decade ago.
I mean, it’s technically feasible, just not practically feasible, like flying cars.
It’s practically feasible, just not yet deemed profitable enough to do.
Flying cars are not practically feasible.
It’s not practically feasible because people will find ways around it. The app can require an eye tracking features to be turned on, but people will go to the browser site. If they get the people making a browser to integrate it, then people will use another browser. They’d have to block access on any mobile browser that doesn’t enforce it, and that’s a futile effort.
At least on IOS, they tried to lock Picture in Picture and background play behind a paywall, but that only worked in the app, and both features still work for the mobile site with a bit of fussing. Just because they implement restrictions and features doesn’t mean they can actually get them to work enough that people won’t glitch around them.
They could.
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