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by HelloMcFly 4696 days ago
> 2. Allowing users to not view ads even when the content provider specifically required ads to be shown.

This one isn't quite so clear. Microsoft had no way of showing ads, and Google provided them none. Google's "solution" for them was to direct them to a skinned version of mobile YouTube... which also didn't show ads.
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makomk 4696 days ago
The mobile version of YouTube also didn't show videos that the uploader had blocked from displaying on mobile (for example, because they didn't want people watching it without ads). Microsoft's app ignored those restrictions amd showed the videos anyway without any ads.
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davorak 4696 days ago
> which also didn't show ads.

But should respect content owners preference for where and how their videos are shown.

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