Really? No ads baked-in into videos by the creators? I.e. those skipped by another add-on, sponsorblock?
> and I support creators.
Are you sure about that? Why do they need to put their own ads into videos then?
By paying Netflix, Amazon Prime, or other streaming service, you surely would: Netflix and Amazon have to pay for the content. But Youtube? They get it for free.
> my conscience is clean,
But your privacy-awareness should be on alert. For YouTube premium, you have to be logged in. You can bet, that Google profiles you based on what you watch. They just don't show you the ads right on the YouTube, but surely they do elsewhere on their network.
Think of it like browser equivalent of the smart tv connected to net.
> Really? No ads baked-in into videos by the creators? I.e. those skipped by another add-on, sponsorblock?
Sponsorblock, yes.
> Are you sure about that? Why do they need to put their own ads into videos then?
For the people who use ad-blockers. Not me specifically and youtube doesn't provide a functionality to skip certain parts on paid views.
> But your privacy-awareness should be on alert. For YouTube premium, you have to be logged in. You can bet, that Google profiles you based on what you watch. They just don't show you the ads right on the YouTube, but surely they do elsewhere on their network.
I use kagi (paid), and ad-blockers for everything else.
I can live with google having access to my [poor] music taste and view history.
