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[–] kcuf@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

My guess is that it's because people are using apps to get around Google's revenue generating mechanisms, like apps to get YouTube without ads.

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[–] Reviever@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

DING DING DING

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[–] DudenessBoy@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago

Oh yeah, I forgot that I use YouTube ReVanced. If they block that, I'll honestly just use Brave with its adblocker.

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