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YouTube's plan backfires, people are installing better ad blockers
(www.androidauthority.com)
This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.
Yet they keep posting more and more profits. Subscriber count has only increased despite the content being lower quality and prices being higher. The fact that we don't like them increasing the prices doesn't mean it isn't working for them.
I'm not arguing it will work forever, but for now, it's been a viable strategy.