YouTube puts third-party clients on notice: Show ads or get blocked (opens in new tab)

Great way to treat customers lmao

Couple of ongoing discussions:[0] (30 points, 6 hours ago, 70 comments), [1](39 points, 5 hours ago, 56 comments)

[0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40052069 [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40052329

As annoying as this is, I wish Reddit had done this.

I will block youtube if I see an ad.

I dare you to require a login!