nixCraft 🐧
Why does the Youtube app come with games now?
Nov 25, 2023 at 12:02pmWeb
Show thread⊥ᵒᵚ Cᵸᵎᶺᵋᶫ∸ᵒᵘ ☑️Nov 25, 2023

@nixCraft so they can show you more ads for longer.

#enshitification

Show threadShiroNov 25, 2023
@nixCraft Isn't all of YouTube gamify?
Show threadAaruni KaushikNov 25, 2023
@nixCraft why do you keep using YouTube app?
Show threadHiep PhamNov 25, 2023
@nixCraft As if YouTube Shorts is not enough, and now this!?
Show threadChris. R. 🎧🎼☕🍍Nov 25, 2023
@nixCraft are there any in-app purchases from which they can take a cut?
Show threadnixCraft 🐧Nov 25, 2023
@haploc they are free right now
Show threadRastalNov 25, 2023

@nixCraft You could switch to Newpipe, it's like YouTube premium without all the bloat and is free and open source.

https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe

GitHub - TeamNewPipe/NewPipe: A libre lightweight streaming front-end for Android.

A libre lightweight streaming front-end for Android. - TeamNewPipe/NewPipe

GitHub
Show threadYuukaNov 26, 2023
@Rastal @nixCraft they are on iOS
Show threadRastalNov 26, 2023
@yuukayuuka @nixCraft No, Android only.
Show threadYuukaNov 26, 2023
@Rastal @nixCraft I was saying, nixcraft was using iOS in that screenshot
Show threadbotlNov 25, 2023
@nixCraft insane
Show threadAylin AhmedNov 25, 2023
@nixCraft same on Netflix
Show threadNickNov 25, 2023
@nixCraft What I find so infuriating is, that this obviously is geared towards younger people and kids. Its just there to keep them on this app as long as possible.
All possible consequences like addiction, mental health problems are ignored because it brings revenue.
Its comparable with those old tobacco commercials, just that the adults haven't yet realized they're hurting their kids allowing stuff like this to happen.
Show threadcinnamon muffin mintNov 25, 2023
@nixCraft my Youtube ads only shows scams and false advertising sorry
Show threadAxel RafnNov 25, 2023
@nixCraft more data points to scrape to create a better profile of you for the Googles advertising platform of course =D
Show threadJan ☕🎼🎹☁️🏋️‍♂️Nov 25, 2023
@nixCraft anything to keep you in the platform and show you ads.
Show threadBoyd Stephen Smith Jr.Nov 25, 2023

@nixCraft I was told it was a beta feature I had to opt-in to.

Played a couple, and they are "fine" if you just need to kill a couple of minutes without leaving the YT app / your YT tab.

Show threadJohn平Nov 25, 2023
@nixCraft Don't fool us, we can see a game with "play recently" on it 😜
Show threadnixCraft 🐧Nov 26, 2023
@JohnPei of course I did, um you know for science 😂
Show threadmarcthenarcNov 25, 2023
@nixCraft Sh*t. I thought for a second I was getting ads on Mastodon.
Show threadNessie ArtemisNov 26, 2023
@nixCraft so they can display ads to people paying to not have them.