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		anigbrowl on Oct 12, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: "Ad blockers are not allowed on YouTube" a... Not necessarily true. People who share videos on social media drive traffic to YT, effectively giving them free advertising..much as many users are giving them free content.

sp332 on Oct 12, 2023 [–]

With all the link tracking, I bet they have a good idea of which accounts are good for sharing videos and which aren't.

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