But at the same time, Google is not entitled to dictate how my user agent renders a page, locally, on my own computer.
I'd have no problem if google just inject ads directly into the video streams. ( by which time, equally I'm entitled to configure my own video player to skip whichever frames I want )
And if they do start putting ads in video streams then I will likely be writing them off for dead just like I did months ago with Reddit. Til then I'll be using the various moles that still haven't been whacked (there's a good few) and not suffering through the experience. If they think they're getting a dime from me with the agenda they push, just because the creators I want to see don't have time to post across the variety of platforms (yet), they can get their heads examined.
Yeah, and as the owners of the computers we are entitled to alter or even delete that code as we see fit. They should pray we do not alter it further.
> provided it's not anything that meets criminal standards for malware
Google spies on us. Pretty much everything Google ships is malware since spyware is malware by definition. I also consider anything that so much as tries to circumvent uBlock Origin to be malware.
> And if they do start putting ads in video streams then I will likely be writing them off for dead just like I did months ago with Reddit.
Same.
None of that entitles you to see my work on your terms, no matter how (insert rant about evil corporate overlords)
Yet here you all are, making any and all excuses for your obvious entitlement.
You work with youtube to deliver a box of files to people's houses free of charge, with the expectation that folks will view every file in the box. Do you think it's reasonable to believe or expect that folks won't throw the annoying ones over their shoulder?
It's still shitty, but this isn't a thing where you can have your cake and eat it too.
Correct, but as long as they do grant me access to the video feed, I should be free to modify how it is rendered on my end as I wish.
If you want unconditional video streams - Wikimedia is the place for you.