YouTube offers an ad-free service.
(yes, I know content providers can still embed their own promotions into their videos).
(yes, I know content providers can still embed their own promotions into their videos).
When I dropped cable I started subscribing to dozens of channels and now have a pretty solid subscription list.
Many creators I follow have dabbled in different forms of monetization, and I've preferred to stick with the ones that offer patterns or other methods of supporting them.
I don't think it's fair to criticize googles product offering for the content creators choices
No, it serves the content without adding more ads of its own.
> You can choose to subscribe to authors that do not place ads or sponsored content in their videos.
If not consuming the content I wanted is a solution, I can just solve all the problems by not using youtube. That's not really a solution.
For everything else, use SponsorBlock! (Crowdsourced auto-skip YouTube for annoying in-video adverts)
Looks like Google benefits by allowing scammy ads...