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A single adblock filter may have caused YouTube's global view drop

dang

We merged this thread into https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45276262, which was posted earlier and which has more background info. I'll put the github link in the top text there too.

(Sorry Medea - it's on our list to implement karma sharing so multiple users can share in the credit for submitting a story.)

ChrisArchitect

[dupe]

YouTube addresses lower view counts which seem to be caused by ad blockers

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45276262

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mock-possum

I wonder if YouTube/creators can tell at what point viewers abandon the video - and I wonder if they can tell how many times I’ve opened a video, been greeted with another grating Liberty Mutual ad, and immediately closed the tab.