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by gavinhoward 945 days ago
Yes, absolutely.

But this is intentional avoidance on my part. I don't want Google to ban my Google account because I use an adblocker on YouTube.

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I browse on my account, copy the link and then jump to another browser with integrated adblocker to watch. This small step limits the addiction.
Has that been happening?
I don't think so, but I don't want to risk it in case it does start happening.
Sounds like it’s time to start diversifying. How is it acceptable that one company could have that sort of control over you?
I am diversifying. But I'm still trying to mitigate the risk on this end too.

Besides, I waste less time now.

If you're that worried about that, it might be time to mitigate the risk anyhow and move from Google as a single critical dependence.
I am. My email is with someone else, and I am trying to move everything else.