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Maddog · Go Outside

YouTube subscriptions.

Date: Mar 4 11:09 PM, 2024

I had Chrome Browser + Adblocker extension and then about 8 months ago the Youtube Detection System gave me a three warnings or you are blocked. So I deactivated my adblocker but because of the adverts I reduced my viewing of Youtube - you get gets adds on the side and ads breaking in to the uploads. On some uploads the ads would break in every minute or three minutes making some uploads almost unwatchable - and I can't afford Youtube Premium. So I tended to be more selective and downloaded many of those I was interested in watching - and headed to alternative sites. A few weeks ago the Chrome Browser updated and I could no longer use it - as they changed the printing algorithm. So I now use Brave Browser. That has an inbuilt adblocker and so far I have been able to watch Youtube without Ads - but I haven't logged into my Youtube account - where I was subbed to over 200 channels: from sport, to geopolitical, to small channels, sociopolitical channels, animal rescue channels ...

Magica · Go Outside

I don't subscribe to anything apart for Sky tv.

jackthelad · Musing at the Chaos

Maddog wrote:
Who are you subscribed to?

Who are you watching on the regular?

These are a handful of my subscriptions that I've watched recently. I imagine I have at least 75 in total, but I don't watch all of them regularly.

Lots but I can't get them into a list like you have.

Syl · FIRM BUT FAIR.

I don't subscribe, I just type in the ones I want to watch, as and when.

Date: Mar 5 7:58 AM, 2024

Anonymous wrote:
I had Chrome Browser + Adblocker extension and then about 8 months ago the Youtube Detection System gave me a three warnings or you are blocked. So I deactivated my adblocker but because of the adverts I reduced my viewing of Youtube - you get gets adds on the side and ads breaking in to the uploads. On some uploads the ads would break in every minute or three minutes making some uploads almost unwatchable - and I can't afford Youtube Premium. So I tended to be more selective and downloaded many of those I was interested in watching - and headed to alternative sites. A few weeks ago the Chrome Browser updated and I could no longer use it - as they changed the printing algorithm. So I now use Brave Browser. That has an inbuilt adblocker and so far I have been able to watch Youtube without Ads - but I haven't logged into my Youtube account - where I was subbed to over 200 channels: from sport, to geopolitical, to small channels, sociopolitical channels, animal rescue channels ...

Fascinating stuff

Maddog · Go Outside

jackthelad wrote:
Maddog wrote:
Who are you subscribed to?

Who are you watching on the regular?

These are a handful of my subscriptions that I've watched recently. I imagine I have at least 75 in total, but I don't watch all of them regularly.

Lots but I can't get them into a list like you have.

You click on subscriptions and ot shows them all.

Maddog · Go Outside

Magica wrote:
I don't subscribe to anything apart for Sky tv.

Sky TV is a channel..

These are shows.

Maddog · Go Outside

Anonymous wrote:
I had Chrome Browser + Adblocker extension and then about 8 months ago the Youtube Detection System gave me a three warnings or you are blocked. So I deactivated my adblocker but because of the adverts I reduced my viewing of Youtube - you get gets adds on the side and ads breaking in to the uploads. On some uploads the ads would break in every minute or three minutes making some uploads almost unwatchable - and I can't afford Youtube Premium. So I tended to be more selective and downloaded many of those I was interested in watching - and headed to alternative sites. A few weeks ago the Chrome Browser updated and I could no longer use it - as they changed the printing algorithm. So I now use Brave Browser. That has an inbuilt adblocker and so far I have been able to watch Youtube without Ads - but I haven't logged into my Youtube account - where I was subbed to over 200 channels: from sport, to geopolitical, to small channels, sociopolitical channels, animal rescue channels ...

I watch mostly on my TV anyway. I use the free version. It works fine for me. Ads are irritating no doubt.

Maddog · Go Outside

Syl wrote:
I don't subscribe, I just type in the ones I want to watch, as and when.

You know, if you subscribe you get a list of all the shows made on that channel and you can see all of the new shows when released.

Syl · FIRM BUT FAIR.

Maddog wrote:
Syl wrote:
I don't subscribe, I just type in the ones I want to watch, as and when.
You know, if you subscribe you get a list of all the shows made on that channel and you can see all of the new shows when released.

I know...but I like variety, so I just Youtube what is interesting to me at any one time.

Maddog · Go Outside

Syl wrote:
Maddog wrote:
Syl wrote:
I don't subscribe, I just type in the ones I want to watch, as and when.
You know, if you subscribe you get a list of all the shows made on that channel and you can see all of the new shows when released.
I know...but I like variety, so I just Youtube what is interesting to me at any one time.

I like variety too.

That's why I subscribe to a variety of channels.

Some days I wonder who Rogan has talked to lately, other days I want to see what Eva Zu Beck is up to.

Although, Eva is getting a bit weird as of late..

I think she is north of the Arctic Circle right now doing some sort of frozen race..

Date: Mar 6 5:00 PM, 2024

To subscribe to a Youtube channel you

a) must have created for yourself a Youtube Account

b) must be logged onto your Youtube Account

All your subscriptions, including subscription lists, are only viewable when you are logged in to your Youtube Account.

In the past I would subscribe to a channel I had visited a few times to help the Youtuber reach 1000 subscriptions - which was what was needed for the Youtuber to monetize their channel: get money from Youtube Adverts as well as get "superchats" when live streaming. Youtube take 30% of all Superchats. So for example I have seen someone donate £3000 to a Youtube channel in support of that Youtuber but Youtube take £1000 of that donation.

Maddog · Go Outside

Anonymous wrote:
To subscribe to a Youtube channel you
a) must have created for yourself a Youtube Account
b) must be logged onto your Youtube Account
All your subscriptions, including subscription lists, are only viewable when you are logged in to your Youtube Account.

In the past I would subscribe to a channel I had visited a few times to help the Youtuber reach 1000 subscriptions - which was what was needed for the Youtuber to monetize their channel: get money from Youtube Adverts as well as get "superchats" when live streaming. Youtube take 30% of all Superchats. So for example I have seen someone donate £3000 to a Youtube channel in support of that Youtuber but Youtube take £1000 of that donation.

Yes, I have a YouTube channel and I stay logged in.

I guess I never thought that others didn't.

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